I don't imagine that there's a technical reason it doesn't exist. What I would say though, is that the reason that it doesn't exist is that it's a programming construct that exists solely for the purpose of cutting down on typing. With things like intellisense, and copy and paste, the world doesn't really have much demand for features like this anymore. I use VB.Net, and can't recall if it's even still supported. Never really felt the need to use it.