Re: Any .Net controls you'd recommend?
- From: "Ken Halter" <Ken_Halter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 15:26:22 -0800
"Jim Hubbard" <Jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I have found one .Net control that I just love......DotNetBar. But, I
>haven't found a plethora of great controls or class libraries (like I had
>with my VB 6).
>
> What am I missing? (No spam please. I'm looking for controls that you
> use in your own projects that you like.)
>
> Please include links to the sites if you have them. (DotNetBar is at
> http://www.devcomponents.com/dotnetbar/ )
>
> I miss having a large library of cool controls that make RAD programming
> as easy as it used to be in VB 6.
>
> IMHO, Microsoft really screwed up with VB.Net in the first 2 iterations.
> They abandoned millions of part-time programmers and destroyed a lucrative
> software market that targeted part-time-programmers and Microsoft
> products. But, why not? I mean, Visual Basic 6 programmers were only the
> largest group of programmers in the world. Who needs THAT?
We won't go there ;-)
> I am glad to see that, in Visual Basic 2005, Microsoft is trying to get
> back what they screwed up. And, they are making a good first stab at it.
>
> Unfortunately, I don't think they'll ever regain the status they once held
> with the VB market. People just don't forget it when you toss them aside
> like so much trash. Go figure.....
That's for darned sure. When I think of what happened to VB6, it instantly
makes me think of sand castles... no matter how cool the app (or castle) is,
when the next tide rolls in, it's gone.... even the ones below (if they're
built on a beach)
Think of your code as you read the quote below <g>
"Sand sculpture is for the here and the now. It is transient and temporary"
http://www.sandsculpture.co.uk/
> Anyway......still trying to regain the RAD experience with MS products.
> So, send links if you got 'em.
>
> Thanks!
fwiw, these 2 companies produce some very nice controls. I'm still doing
100% VB6 stuff (just starting to eval .Net) but the suites come with both
..Net and ActiveX components (if you get the "whole shabang") imo, Developer
Express has the best site/service but ComponentOne has the grids I like
so...
ComponentOne Studio®
http://www.componentone.com/
Developer Express
http://www.devexpress.com/
They're both a bit pricey for personal use but should be a piece of cake for
"company sized" budgets. I just saw the price of the DotNetBar and it ain't
cheap either so it looks like you're ready to spend a few pennies <g>
Here's DevExpress's XtraNavBar Suite... $99 bucks and comes with full
source.
http://www.devexpress.com/Products/NET/XtraNavBar/
I thought I saw some freeware .Net stuff on that site as well but can't find
it now.... I can only find an ActiveX
XpressFree Library
http://www.devexpress.com/Products/ActiveX/XFreeLib/
--
Ken Halter - MS-MVP-VB (visiting from VB6 world) - http://www.vbsight.com
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