Why VB.NET??

[FelixLeung]

Dear all,

I found developing a NOT web related application is too difficult when usng
VB.NET, also the deployment is not easy, is it I am not supposed to use .NET
framework platform??

Please help..

Thank you

Felix

 

[lucky]

hi there!!!
i think you dont have much exposure to the vb.net. vb.net is the most
easy language to developed any application amongs the other languages
supported by the .net framework. i'm a vb.net developer so that i can
say the u should learn swimming b4 u just into the sea.

 

[lucky]

hi there!!!
i think you dont have much exposure to the vb.net. vb.net is the most
easy language to developed any application amongs the other languages
supported by the .net framework. i'm a vb.net developer so that i can
say the u should learn swimming b4 u jump into the sea.

 

[Crouchie1998]

I agree with the other user. I started using VB from version 3 & VB.NET is
so easy & very powerful indeed. If you want more power then I suggest a
'man's' language and learn C++ though.

 

[Robin Tucker]

These kind of messages crop up from time to time and they are I think
somewhat philosophical in nature. If you already have a grasp of OOP, then
VB.NET is quite easy to get to grips with. Of course, you still need a
baseline level of knowledge about the APIs in order to be truely productive
with .NET and not start off down the wrong route with your project.

 

[Zanna]

"FelixLeung" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel messaggio

also the deployment is not easy

but... if it is sufficient a copy of the exe and dll used...

There's nothing so easy as the deployment of a .net application.

 

[Cor Ligthert]

If you want more power then I suggest a 'man's' language and learn C++

though.

Crouchie you make me curious what do you mean with that, could C++ not be
used by woman or do you mean something else?

Cor

 

[Cor Ligthert]

Robin,

Of course, you still need a baseline level of knowledge about the APIs in
order to be truely productive with .NET and not start off down the wrong
route with your project.

You make me as well curious, where is this sentence based on?

Cor

 

[Cor Ligthert]

Felix,

That can be, however probably most developers in this newsgroup have an
other opinion about by instance Office developing. They want more control on
the results. What for me does not mean that office development is wrong, as
well is it not wrong as somebody makes templates for Word and calls that
developing.

However there are than mostly other goals to reach

Just my thought,

Cor

 

[Crouchie1998]

Cor,

What I meant is that the most powerful language (and the best in my opinion)
to know is C++. It wasn't meant as a sexist statement that I made earlier.

 

[Phill. W]

but... if it is sufficient a copy of the exe and dll used...

There's nothing so easy as the deployment of a .net application.

.... provided
(a) all of your users already have the .Net Framework installed,
(b) you abandon any sensible concept of code reuse, because
any "shared" assemblies you might have proliferate all over the
place as local copies snared into each and every application, and
(c) you abandon any idea of sharing data between those so-called
"shared" assemblies (passing data created in one DLL to another)
because the Framework see them as totally discrete and
incompatible types.

Share and Enjoy ...

Regards,
Phill W.

 

[Cor Ligthert]

Crouchie,

What I meant is that the most powerful language (and the best in my
opinion)
to know is C++. It wasn't meant as a sexist statement that I made earlier.

I was aware that it was not meant as an sexist statement.

However I would be sure of your answer.

I don't agree with you. The most powerfull language is that language in my
opinion that fits the problem the best. In a lot of cases is C++ than in my
opinion a very very poor program language.

Cor

 

[Crouchie1998]

Cor,

For me, C & C++ are the best things since sliced bread. Nothing anyone will
ever say will change my mind of that.

Admittedly, now I have to concentrate on coding in VB.NET which is
incredibly easy to do sinceMicrosoft have done the hard work to make our
(the coders) lives easier.

 

[Zanna]

"Phill. W" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel messaggio

... provided
(a) all of your users already have the .Net Framework installed,

That's obvious.
Is a prerequisite, the same with Java, VB, some Borland C++ programs that
requires VCL, PHP, and so on.
If your app works with SQL server you need... SQL server

(b) you abandon any sensible concept of code reuse, because
any "shared" assemblies you might have proliferate all over the
place as local copies snared into each and every application, and

That's not completely true.
You can share your assemblies in the global cache and ALL programs will see
them.
Surely you don't redistribuite the framework assembly you reference in each
application

(c) you abandon any idea of sharing data between those so-called
"shared" assemblies (passing data created in one DLL to another)
because the Framework see them as totally discrete and
incompatible types.

Only if you break the versioning release number.

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

i think you dont have much exposure to the vb.net. vb.net is the most
easy language to developed any application amongs the other languages
supported by the .net framework. i'm a vb.net developer so that i can
say the u should learn swimming b4 u just into the sea.

I agree that this applies to the languages which can be used to develop
applications for the .NET Framework. However, in some situations using .NET
is overkill, which means that .NET will introduce an unnecessary complexity.

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Robin,

These kind of messages crop up from time to time and they are I think
somewhat philosophical in nature. If you already have a grasp of OOP,
then VB.NET is quite easy to get to grips with. Of course, you still need
a baseline level of knowledge about the APIs in order to be truely
productive with .NET and not start off down the wrong route with your
project.

Well, even in-depth knowledge of OOP and the FCL won't make /deployment/
easier .

 

[Cor Ligthert]

Crouchie,

I was writting I like more spagetti than bread. I write it, however there is
no answer needed. In my country they say that is a ball before the open
goal.

Cor

 

[Linda]

I found developing a NOT web related application is too difficult
when usng
As compared to what language?

I'll admit, I much prefer C++, but VB.NET is enough of an improvement
over VB6 that it's actually quite usable. What language do you prefer,
and why?

 

[Guest]

Actually, a whole lot of real business applications are written in COBAL! I
wasn't aware of this until I ask my son who is studying computer science why
he programmed in Cobal!

 

[Crouchie1998]

I had to do COBOL many, many, many years ago. You can learn it in a few
days - lol.