I didn't notice any separate sub-forum about VB (weird), so I wonder if any of you have any experience with VB6 or .NET? Personally I find programming in VB kinda addictive, because in comparison to C++ it's just fun and easy It's like building software from blocks. However from what I know, most pro-coders think that it's just a toy, not a real programing language...
Gay people use VB On a serious note, VB is easy, but not as scalable, efficient, or powerful as C/C++. It is a fact. I used to program in VB6 years ago. I made a web browser using IE extension in a week - as complete as IE was in its options. I even done small applications like zip it, unzip it, and file splitter. Those were the fun days. Peace,
C++ programmers are like full size pickup drivers. Everyone knows driver is trying to compensate for something. That's why they call it penis trucks. Every programming has it's place. Unless you are programming an OS or extremely advanced software there isn't any reason why you shouldn't use VB. I would personally would use VB over c++ any day.
Well, VB.NET is good but is limited only upto application programming. Its beneficial if you know this
Exactly I like VB for its simplicity and ease in creating pretty good software. It's a shame that M$ replaced the original VB with .NET...VB.NET it's not the same thing, but at least now all the languages in .NET are more or less equal when it comes to possibilities...the bad things about VB6 are that it's like 10 years old now and it's tied with Window$ too much. Nonetheless for simple software like for SEO I think it's more than good
ive done lots of vb6 applications and games before. its easy and powerful for creating desktop application
There's good and bad to be said about VB - to each his own. It's a fun language but when it comes to scalability and resource management, it can't compete.
If people prefer RAD's, they should move on to Delphi... It has the same interface, just the code differs.
hmmmmm. Visual Basic... Is it easier then Python? I am new to programming and find it highly addictive. I want to learn more, but want to learn in the right direction. Anybody mess with Ruby? Ruby on Rails? I guess what I am asking is, what is the easiest to learn, and is the most dynamic....
Visual Basic.NET is quite powerful and a huge step over VB6. Some find VB.NET easier to learn because it's language is much more similar to english. Something like Python, while much easier for an experienced developer to learn, is very difficult for someone who's never touched programming before. I don't code in it, C# is my main lanugauge, but I can easily code VB.NET as well, so I think it's fine.
For Windows/Web Applications : VB.NET, C#.NET etc. (Web with ASP.NET) For system level Applications : C, C++
I actually was able to create a web browser in Visual Basic in about 10 min. Saved as a .exe, installed and it works!!! And I have never ever worked with Visual Basic before... I guess the right tool for the job maybe? Please feel free to elaborate more. Why should I use Python, Ruby, or Pearl over Visual Basic? Is it because of the easy design view?
You created just a end-user display for that browser. The browser you created is based on Internet Explorer (and that sucks). Python and Perl are portable, faster and easier. Read around: http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?VbIsBadForNewbies http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?VbTeachesBadHabits
That's an old stuff - and it's about VB6 for Win32. VB.NET has the same posibilities as C#, which is BTW derivative from Java and C++...now they are all equal, because of the .NET - J#, VB, C#, managed C++...don't think also that anybody should bother about Delphi anymore...unless it's because of previous Pascal experience..