Why I am sick of .Net

[aalbino]

If your gonna flame, shut up and read first:

I have been programming in VB (5, 6), VB.NET (1.0,1.1, 2.0), VBA, etc..
since 2000.

I really loved working with that RAD tool, Visual BASIC IDE, and Visual
Studio .Net.

But the think that just drives me past the brink of flipping insanity
is the FACT that half the crap thats supposed to work a certain way in
VB6 or .NET just plain DOESN'T!!!!!!!

WHAT THE @*&!# HECK!!!!

Always with the stupid 'workaround' solutions. Burn VB!, burn to a
crisp. I hope you die of a lethal flatite. Everyone hates you VB,
Nobody likes you. I certainly dont. And I hope you and your stupid
'workaround' functionality all just explodes into a gazillion snippets
of code. So there!


Well, enough of that. Hope you all enjoyed my dumb post.

 

[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

Aalbino,

I would not say it your way, however I agree with you that it seems that
Microsoft is more and more busy hunting the next never to use solution, than
making the ones that have proven themselves to be needed really working for
100% correct.

Just my opinion.

Cor

 

[Guest]

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But the think that just drives me past the brink of flipping insanity
is the FACT that half the crap thats supposed to work a certain way in
VB6 or .NET just plain DOESN'T!!!!!!!

What 1/2 doesn't work?

 

[Henry Jones]

I think he has it installed on his Radio Shack TRS-80.

That could be the problem!

 

[aalbino]

I think he has it installed on his Radio Shack TRS-80.

That could be the problem!

@Henry Jones: Its all about the 5 1/4 floppy.

Here is what doesnt work:

-Memory related api in Managed Direct X
-Working with memory bitmap bits in GDI+ (again, mostly memory
manipulating related)
-Methods that are supposed to work one way, but dont. (It turns out a
certain method or function is deprecated in version X.x.x of the
framework)

BTW: My machine is nice and new, not old or junky. Thanks.

 

[Oenone]

But the think that just drives me past the brink of flipping insanity
is the FACT that half the crap thats supposed to work a certain way in
VB6 or .NET just plain DOESN'T!!!!!!!

For example?

I've been programming for a lot longer than the last six years, using lots
of languages including VB back to version 3, C/C++, and a variety of
assembly languages (the good ol' days . And against all that, I think VB
(VB6 and VB.NET) are both pretty damn good.

In my experience complaints like this are usually from people who
misunderstood how it was supposed to work in the first place.

So let's see a few good examples of the crap that doesn't work, please. I
assume you're just trolling but you can prove me wrong if you like.

 

[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

Henry,

I think he has it installed on his Radio Shack TRS-80.

That could be the problem!

Aalbino is telling in his way his problem with Microsoft products, although
he tells in the same way that he is a fervent user of it.

I don't think that your reaction is accoording his message.

Just my thought,

Cor

 

[aalbino]

I certainly can. Try handling bitmap bits directly in VB.NET (1.0, 1.1,
maybe even 2.0)
You cant. Not without breaking managed code and using DLL hell.

C# can do it, and only because it can be forced to use unmanaged C++
within code.

If you need more, go to google.com, and search form "vb workaround".

So there. Your wrong.

 

[Mudhead]

I certainly can. Try handling bitmap bits directly in VB.NET (1.0, 1.1,

maybe even 2.0)
You cant. Not without breaking managed code and using DLL hell.

Huh?

Dim bmData As New BitmapData()

bmData = bm.LockBits(New Rectangle(0, 0, bm.Width, bm.Height),
ImageLockMode.ReadWrite, PixelFormat.Format32bppRgb)

Dim stride As Integer = bmData.Stride
Dim scan0 As IntPtr = bmData.Scan0

Dim bits(bm.Height * stride - 1) As Byte

Marshal.Copy(scan0, bits, 0, bits.Length)

I certainly can. Try handling bitmap bits directly in VB.NET (1.0, 1.1,
maybe even 2.0)
You cant. Not without breaking managed code and using DLL hell.

C# can do it, and only because it can be forced to use unmanaged C++
within code.

If you need more, go to google.com, and search form "vb workaround".

So there. Your wrong.

 

[aaron.kempf]

ful;ly agree Cor; I think that MS needs to stop selling new versions
and start fixing bugs

I hope that was a good paraphrasing.

And I think that you deserve a FRIGGIN MEDAL DUDE.

Well spoken; thank you for your time, Cor

-Aaron

 

[aaron.kempf]

wow.. good analogy

why doesn't microsoft illustrate the message that 'VB2005 is 10 times
faster/easier to write'


I wish that there were more people out there saying positive things
abotu VB.net; because the shore that I'm standing on says it's a
complete market failure

-Aaron

 

[Master Programmer]

Yeah right VB.NET for serious apps - LOL. A friend told me that an
Iranian company has offered to write an air-traffic control system for
LAX airport using VB.NET.

The Grand Master

 

[aaron.kempf]

I can't wait till we get another republican in 2008 and we invade Iran.
those mother ****ers can eat pork for all I care

shit i hope that we do it right now-- set those ****ers straight.

and have israel invade syria at the same time; we'll clean up the gulf
in about a week


-Aaron

 

[HKSHK]

Dear Aaron,

I can't wait till we get another republican in 2008 and we invade Iran.
those mother ****ers can eat pork for all I care

shit i hope that we do it right now-- set those ****ers straight.

and have israel invade syria at the same time; we'll clean up the gulf
in about a week

An attitude like yours is why other countries need atomic bombs.

Best Regards,

HKSHK

 

[aaron.kempf]

eat shit commie raghead

mother ****ers took our planes and crashed them into our buildings.

Maybe you ****ing idiots should have kept them from doing that-- if you
wanted the BENEFIT of independence.

It's obvious that we just need to colonize the savages again

-Aaron

 

[HKSHK]

eat shit commie raghead

mother ****ers took our planes and crashed them into our buildings.

Maybe you ****ing idiots should have kept them from doing that-- if you
wanted the BENEFIT of independence.

It's obvious that we just need to colonize the savages again

-Aaron

L O L

 

[aaron.kempf]

mother ****er

saddam hussein was paying people to blow themselves up in the west
bank.

IS THAT RATIONAL? to pay people to blow themselves up?

you should die under the stiff boat of a dictator you stupid ****ing
raghead

-Aaron