Thanks both for the advice. I'll download Express and start fiddling with C#. -Chris
On Feb 8, 2:30 pm, David Rutten <[email protected]> wrote: > What Damien said. C# syntax will be more familiar to java programmers, > but it's only the syntax. Under the hood VB.NET and C# are practically > identical. There are even plenty of tools available that will > translate code 1:1 from VB into C# and vice versa. The whole of > Grasshopper is written using both C# and VB and they cooperate > flawlessly. Whether or not it pays to learn it... hard to tell. It's a > big step for beginners, but you obviously do not fall into that > category. > > Knowing C# is a great skill if you're a Rhino heavyweight. You'll be > able to write plugins for Rhino3/4/5 and beyond using high-quality, > free development environments as well as powerful standalone > applications. The implementation of C# and VB in Grasshopper is pretty > lame (especially compared to Visual Studio Express) so I definitely > advice you to download Express and learn inside that platform. > > -- > David Rutten > [email protected] > Robert McNeel & Associates > > On Feb 8, 2:48 am, damien_alomar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > It sounds like c# is probably going to be a better bet for you. Java > > has a lot more in common with C style languages than it does with VB, > > so I think you'll be more familiar with it. I don't think that C# > > really requires C++ as a prerequisite, so no issue there. At this > > point, there's no practical difference between what can be done with > > C# and what can be done with VB.net. There might be something that > > works better or easier in one or the other, but no gaps between the > > two. > > > -Damien > > > On Feb 7, 8:30 pm, Chris Wilkins <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Looking for quick education advice... Should I invest time in learning > > > vb or c# with grasshopper? I've spent a lot time with java and loved > > > it, and spent some bit of time with VB and care much less for it. > > > Never used c++, but wrote some c stuff in school. So considering that, > > > what do you guys suggest? Is the any difference in the available > > > libraries, etc., between the two languages, or other benefits of one > > > over the other? > > > > Thanks, > > > Chris- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
