VB or C#? ASMX or WCF? WinForms or WPF? Ruby or Iron Python??????

Questions, questions, questions. I know the new technology I'm seeing here at TechEd is going to lead to a bunch of questions in the form of: Should I use X or Y?

We have some leagcy questions:

  • Should I use VB or C#?
  • Should I use Business Objects or DataSets?
  • Should I build Windows apps or Web sites?

With the emerging technologies shown here at TechEd these questions get more complex and new questions emerge:

  • Should I use VB, C#, Iron Python or RubyCLR?
  • Should I build Windows apps, Web sites or Office/SharePoint apps?
  • Should I use ASMX Web Services or Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)?
  • Should I use Windows Forms or Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)?
  • Are mobile devices and the .NET Compact Framework ready for enterprise applications?
  • Where does Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) fit in?
  • and so on...

I've been overwhelmed trying to keep up with the new developer technology I've been seeing and I wanted to prepare you for the same.

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Published Thursday, June 15, 2006 7:33 PM by windsor
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# re: VB or C#? ASMX or WCF? WinForms or WPF? Ruby or Iron Python??????

Not answering your question other than "Whatever works", but to Microsoft's credit, my VB6 apps run just fine, even in Vista Beta 2, "right out of the box".

Sunday, June 18, 2006 5:04 PM by Robert