Why are most (all?) Obfuscation-tools directed to C# and other C-languages and not VB?

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Why are most (all?) Obfuscation-tools directed to C# and other C-languages and not VB?

I dont know if I'm right, but allmost everytime I read about obfuscation and tools that handle it, then its about C#, Java, Javascript and all other languages than VB.

As I can see its equal important for me as a VB-developer to protect my code as an C#-developer. Have I missed something?

Please dont flame me if it somehow is obvious why but I haved missed it.

Thanks.

+8 A:

If you mean VB.NET, it can be obfuscated the same way as C#, since the obfuscators work with the assemblies, and not the source code. Since C# and VB.NET compiles into (almost) the same IL, it will work with both of them.

vimpyboy 2008-11-13 13:23:36

It tought it would be like that. Maybe I'm sitting with old information from pre-.Net and that makes me confused.

Stefan 2008-11-13 13:27:23

VB 6 and earlier can´t use the same obfuscators as C# since they are not built the same way at all. If you are satisfied with the answer, please mark as solved.

vimpyboy 2008-11-13 13:32:38

I will follow the QA and wait a couple of hours before I accept. But in meantime its a +1

Stefan 2008-11-13 13:36:23

+3 A:

VB.NET's default is Obfuscation = true.

It's a joke. Relax. I couldn't help myself. vimpyboy nailed it.

rp 2008-11-13 13:29:08

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