VB.net for schools

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From: john andrew (johnandrew_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/24/04 

Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 23:39:02 -0800



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hello
I used to teach VB6 at schools, adult colleges a few years ago. Having seen 
a bit of VB.net I am a little shocked to say the least. The idea of teaching 
VB.net to beginners is way harder than VB6 and VB6 was a challenge.
The whole look and feel is more difficult...OK for me but I would go broke 
as a teacher if I had to teach VB.net. As the most popular programming 
language around why has MS made something easy to do now more complicated in 
the name of progress? This looks like a university research project being let 
out too early. Trying to please everyone in other languages has made VB less 
accessable to the public and with faster computers around I cant see how this 
is better.
I tried finding help for a simple textbox on the help index and it was 
absurdly difficult. 
I am speaking from an education pont of view as I myself can pick this up.

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