VB6 or C#.NET? - Your thoughts appreciated

[james]

Hi

I am in the process of developing a simple web-downloadable application
to be run on multiple users machines.

Your thoughts would be appreciated as to whether VB6 or C#.net would be
the development language of choice?

I prefer .net which provides much of the functionality that I require,
but feel that the requirement of the .net framework being installed on
the user's machine will simply put them off.

What do you think?

Regards

James

 

[John Timney \( MVP \)]

Develop it in C#. the runtime is a small download in comparision to many of
todays downloads and if they want your app they'll install it if they dont
already have it.

 

[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

James,

Nothing despite what John told, but why
C# or VB6,

I have the idea I am missing something.
After VB6 there have been 3 versions which were all .Net

Cor

 

[Pedro Echavarria]

Why don't VB.NET ???

 

[=?ISO-8859-1?Q?G=F6ran_Andersson?=]

If .NET makes your program better, use it.

The framework is a bit of a download, but most users will have to get it
sooner or later anyway.

The VB runtime library was quite a download back in the days when it
didn't came pre-installed in Windows. With every new platform there will
be a time of transition, where the users have to upgrade. You just have
to make it easy no them.

And clinging to one technology in fear of the transition, won't make the
transition easier.