Advantages & Disadvantages of VB.Net

Advantages of VB .Net -

• VB.NET provides managed code execution that runs under the Common Language Runtime (CLR), resulting in robust, stable and secure applications. All features of the .NET framework are readily available in VB.NET.
• VB.NET uses XML to transfer data between the various layers in the DNA Architecture i.e. data are passed as simple text strings.
• Powerful Windows-based Applications.
• Building Web-based Applications.
• Simplified Deployment.
• Powerful, Flexible, Simplified Data Access.
• Improved Coding.
• Direct Access to the Platform.
• Full Object-Oriented Constructs.
• XML Web Services.
• Mobile Applications.
• COM Interoperability.
• Reuse Existing Investments.
• Upgrade Wizard

Disadvantages of VB .Net -

• Cannot handle pointers directly
• Large Talent Pool
• Intermediate Language (IL) compilation
• Just-In-Time (JIT) compiler
• Large Libraries