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Skriven 2005-03-13 16:32:48 av Ellen K. (1:379/45)
   Kommentar till text 3143 av Robert Comer (1:379/45)
Ärende: Re: IDE market consolidates some more...?
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From: Ellen K. <72322.1016@compuserve.com>

Yes, it can't fill the same role, but if anything that's a result of the fact
that it's totally different.

On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 17:52:14 -0500, "Robert Comer"
<bobcomer@mindspring.com> wrote in message <4234c3c9@w3.nls.net>:

>>I think VB.Net really is totally different from VB6.
>
>I agree, that's why I have a problem with it, it can't fill the same role.
>
>- Bob Comer
>
>
>"Ellen K." <72322.1016@compuserve.com> wrote in message
>news:n66931d9l8b9l61j7somjebop8ck4ci6fi@4ax.com...
>>I think VB.Net really is totally different from VB6.
>>
>> On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 08:05:46 -0500, "Robert Comer"
>> <bobcomer@mindspring.com> wrote in message <42343a4f@w3.nls.net>:
>>
>>>>I think trying to port VB6 code to VB.Net is a Very Bad Idea.
>>>
>>>I tend to agree, but that's not very good if you have a LOT of VB6 code
>>>and
>>>no budget to do something totally new.  Not to mention if you assume
>>>rewriting it, what's to stop you from rewriting it in something totally
>>>different. (which is probably what I'll do, and move all the logic off of
>>>the Windows platform and put it somewhere else)  I'll still need a UI on
>>>the
>>>PC, but it'll be quite a bit easier.)
>>>
>>>I'm really not very enthusiastic about VB.NET as a rule, I just don't
>>>quite
>>>see the point maybe.  It's not as easy as VB6 for the masses to use and
>>>for
>>>real programmers, it doesn't offer anything special over other
>>>platforms...
>>>
>>>>(Parenthetically, I have to say that I find
>>>> such a decision really stupid.  If the old apps work, keep them.)
>>>
>>>There will be no guarantee they will keep running.
>>>
>>>- Bob Comer
>>>
>>>
>>>"Ellen K." <72322.1016@compuserve.com> wrote in message
>>>news:m6i731p7gep3qtjrcvd0tufgtcma342a28@4ax.com...
>>>>I think trying to port VB6 code to VB.Net is a Very Bad Idea.  In an
>>>> environment where somebody decides that everything has to be .Net,
>>>> REWRITE your VB6 apps.   (Parenthetically, I have to say that I find
>>>> such a decision really stupid.  If the old apps work, keep them.)
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 12:46:37 -0500, "Robert Comer"
>>>> <bobcomer_removeme@mindspring.com> wrote in message
>>>> <4231d929@w3.nls.net>:
>>>>
>>>>>>I don't think you will still find courses in VB6,
>>>>>
>>>>>VB6 classes should still be available, there's still an awful lot of
>>>>>people
>>>>>that use it.
>>>>>
>>>>>> although it retains some of the VB syntactical features.
>>>>>
>>>>>Enough to make you want to try and port your VB6 code to VB.NET, but not
>>>>>enough to port it any easier than porting it to another language anyway.
>>>>>:(
>>>>>
>>>>>- Bob Comer <Fighting VB.NET today AAMAF>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>"Ellen K." <72322.1016@compuserve.com> wrote in message
>>>>>news:scl331dhth3i6n9plk8su866tf1sg79njl@4ax.com...
>>>>>>I don't think you will still find courses in VB6, and VB.Net is a
>>>>>> completely different animal.  It really feels a lot like Java <sigh>,
>>>>>> although it retains some of the VB syntactical features.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 22:43:04 -0500, "Geo" <georger@nls.net> wrote in
>>>>>> message <4231142d@w3.nls.net>:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>"Adam Flinton" <adam@NOSPAM_softfab.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>news:42301270$1@w3.nls.net...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> > I find it difficult to believe half a dozen different phone
>>>>>>>> > companies
>>>>>>>can
>>>>>>>> > write half a dozen different java apps using the same crappy
>>>>>>>programmers...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Why not? That's what happened wrt VB.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Now that I had a taste of C++ I've been considering taking a VB
>>>>>>>course,
>>>>>>>you
>>>>>>>make it sound like my kind of language <g>.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Geo.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>

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