Sorry for the interference ... I cant bear to hear such thingz.. when u talk about dev apps in windows (any version) I would go for
Vb simply for the reason tht the ide is more effective than c or java .. you may claim tht a software as good as maya was authored in C .. And now
Vb rules.. Its a real pain to write code for a button or a menu in java and to include some fancy in c .. If u are very choosy between between these 2 i would say the same like "svk" becoz he is dead right and i agree with his point..
You cant compare ronaldinho and zidane when it comes to soccer.. Each player has a unique playing style