I am a VB developer and attempting to move this code into VB as I move along for following purposes.... Although I am starting to think maybe I should just learn C# and go with the book...

How would I convert this to VB? I am on page 66 of the book

The next step is to create the Data class that will manage the entity objects. Ideally, these would be
static classes with all static methods, but we want to ensure that they all implement certain abstract
methods so we’re limited to creating an abstract class with instance methods. To accomplish this,
right-click on the Framework folder and select Add New Item. Add a new class module and name it
ENTBaseData. It looks like this:
public abstract class ENTBaseData<T> where T : IENTBaseEntity
{
public abstract List<T> Select();
public abstract T Select(int id);
public abstract void Delete(HRPaidTimeOffDataContext db, int id);
public void Delete(string connectionString, int id)
{
using (HRPaidTimeOffDataContext db = new
HRPaidTimeOffDataContext(connectionString))
{
Delete(db, id);
}
}
}

I'm not sure about converting the code, because I know there are some subtle differences between the implementation of VB and C# generics.

I orginally started out in VB, and found the transition to C# very easy. Plus, I know that it is simply a matter of style, but the structure of braces in C# melds more naturally and visually with the way I like to structure my code, so I find I'm able to code more fluidly with less distractions and spend more time focusing on things that really matter instead of syntax and interpreting my code.

However, especially since you're working with stuff beyond the beginning level of generics, that's probably another reason to learn C# in this case, because you won't have creepy little problems that crop up in your code just because VB and C# handle some things in generics a bit differently.

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I decided to take the plunge and follow along in c#. I am finding it difficult just because visual basic is more "english sounding" which to me is more intuitive. But I will get it.