Re: VB.net for schools

From: Cor Ligthert (notmyfirstname_at_planet.nl)
Date: 11/24/04 

Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 10:41:26 +0100

John,

Because it is possible to use in VBNet OOP (while all Net classes are OOP)
has it much more consistency and is in my opinion easier to learn.

When you know the tricks of OOP you can make everything in that way and in
that style what makes it in my opinion more portable.

VB classic is in my opinion more a language from what was a connection
between the programmer and the enduser, what went with every version more
and more going to the programmer.

VNNet has in my opinion brokken with that, although I understand that
Microsoft trys to bring parts from it in the new version again more back to
that old in between situation. You understand it, I find that a pity.

Just my thought,

Cor

"john andrew" <johnandrew@discussions.microsoft.com>
>
> --
> 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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