VB.NET used to write compilers?
It’s apparently true. Silverlight’s JavaScript compiler will be written entirely in Visual Basic .NET. Also of note: the Visual Basic 10 (ORCAS release) compiler is being written in Visual Basic .NET as well.
All I have to say is:
Why is this such a big deal?
With the advent of the .NET CLR developing an application in C++, VB, or C# is simply a syntax preference. The code still gets sent to the CLR and converted into a common machine language. That is the beauty of .NET. One team can code a piece of an enterprise system in VB and another team working soley in C# can use it without any change to the application.
So when people start screaming “Oh my god they used VB??!?!” just look at them and say:
No, they just liked it’s syntax.
