Would like to know about VB .NET

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Hi All! I am new to microsoft technologies, and I wanna develop a stand alone application using .net, Actually I was looking into so many technologies that would help me in creating a window-based application with better User Interface that also meet the following constraints. 1. Object Oriented way of programming 2. Easy UI modelling and implementing 3. A way to provide database replication programming I found .net would be the best I could have, since I can tick off all the above possibilities. But since I havent ever used microsoft tech, I need some help on the following, As the above constraints are mentioned, I was confused about which language I can use, like VB .net or C#?. It would be really helpful to have your contribution that would help me decide upon which language I can use and a good tutorial for learning .net