title: String <> Nothing And String <> "" Redundant in VB .NET?
body: <p>I looking at some code and came acorss this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Dim TestString As String
  ...
  If TestString &lt;&gt; Nothing And TestString &lt;&gt; "" Then
  ...
  EndIf
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Are both conditions checking the same thing?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks</p>