It's probably a waste of time but here's the source of my information - or
misinformation - about VB 2010 changes:

Quotes:
Posted by Tim Patrick on March 7, 2009

Here are just a few of the great changes included in Visual Basic 2010.
No More Line Continuation Characters. Hit the Enter key whenever you want;
we don't care! To assist you in identifying the end of each line, use the
new "Full Line Termination" character-the semicolon.
Variable Declaration Simplification. As a Visual Basic programmer, you're
always looking to simplify your programming experience. So now, instead of
the verbose, wasteful variable declaration syntax found in past editions,
you'll be able to use the new time-saving syntax. (Don't forget that new
Full Line Termination character.)
Old: Dim customerName As String
New: String customerName;
Simplified Control Structure Syntax. Block statements such as If/End If and
For/Next are great, but they don't allow you to easily find the end of the
block from the beginning, something that is especially vexing in large block
statements. The new Block Match feature of Visual Studio lets you jump
quickly between the start and end of a block. To support this feature,
Visual Basic requires the new "Curly Brace" syntax for loops, conditions,
and Select Case statements.
Lower Case Alternatives. If your pinkie fingers are all tuckered out from
typing the mixed-case keyword names that define Visual Basic, you'll love
our new lowercase alternatives. For instance, instead of "Imports," try
"using."
These are just a few of the productivity enhancements you find in every box
of Visual Basic-if we were still shipping physical boxes, that is. And
remember, kids, the new version of Visual Basic makes a great gift for the
C# programmers in your life

Dave, on December 16th, 2009 at 5:46 pm Said:
I am a professor who teaches Visual Basic.Net. I have great classroom notes
that required hundreds of hours to develop. The textbooks will, no doubt,
change to reflect the changes in VB 2010, such as the semicolon at the end
of each line, and the change in declarations. My notes must be consistent
with current textbooks, thus I will need to rewrite over 500 pages of notes,
and programming assignments and tests.
Our program has been considering going to Java. Now is a good time to
switch, and we will. Also, because of these types of changes, many agencies
in the State of California are planning to switch to Java.
Dr. David Scanlan

Tim Patrick, on January 17th, 2010 at 5:36 pm Said:
SPECIAL NOTE FROM TIM PATRICK: Just to be clear, this VB-related article is
HUMOR, which means it is stuffed with lies. While C# and VB are becoming
more closely aligned in features, the syntax differences remain

End of Quoted..

Well, there ends the mystery, Bob. Looks like you got punk'd.
Seriously though, wasn't it obvious?
http://blog.timaki.com/2009/03/07/vi...ic-2010-sharp/
Wipe the red off bud, I think it's pretty funny.

Thanks for the follow-up.

"RJ" wrote:

No, it wasn't obvious but it should have been. Blush.
BobJ

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