Re: Killing VB softly with his song, Killing VB softly...with a song.............

"Are you familiar with what Microsoft calls the Smart Client?"

No. Here's a bit more background as it appears to help me get a bearing on
which way to go.

My career has been mostly in hardware troubleshooting and putting together
large and small scale systems. Over the years they kept getting smaller and
smaller as you know (desktops). So during the latter period of my career I
started self-learning 'C' and wrote just a small number of simple
applications. Using Borland C. Also during this time I learned Delphi and
may have written a small program or two. Never became an expert in either.
Delved into C++ when it was being touted as the 'better C' with OOP and all.
Now I'm not sure what the deal is with OOP.

In 1994 I was introduced to VB4 and have been in that camp since then...up
to the present with VB6. The prior languages seem now to be a distant
memory. I am not able to just pop out a 'C' app quickly like I used to be
able to do. Delphi is even more a passing memory.

Since 1996 I retired from the computer field to concentrate full-time in
Market Forecasting, having developed some extraordinary forecasting programs
that are powerful and unique. So of course I continue to program (in VB) to
put my ideas into data producing applications. When I have a theory about
the markets I wish to test out, I can QUICKLY put together a VB application
to do it. I'd say that VB is certainly a RAD environment without a doubt.

But technology is moving along quickly and I feel I'm losing touch with it.
Although my career path is much different now, I still have a passion for
computers and mostly on the programming side. Going back to 1973, it remains
in your blood as they say.

So I guess all my questions these last few days is trying to find the best
route to take that will allow me to stay sharp in the programming realm.
Your 3 for 1 post started my thinking along these lines because there just
isn't enough time in the day to learn everything the hard way. If I can
learn something that will make learning other important concepts or
languages much easier, that is what I want. Perhaps I will or will not need
to deviate from VB6. I do not know. But I do want to learn new things.

But Clinton, I do have some things I need that does go with my business. For
one, PROGRAM SIZE and PROGRAM SPEED are two very big issues for me. You see,
my clients have to download my programs from my website. They do not all
have high-speed internet service (several older clients are using the slow
dial-up). In addition, some of my applications are data intensive. They
churn and churn, crunch and crunch, and we are left having to wait for the
results to pop on the screen. So SPEED is another important issue.

Now I do not recall whether C would produce smaller code or not than VB. I
kind of recall the argument some years back that once you have the runtime
on your machine, all you need is the small .exe from VB. C on the other
hand produces a bigger .exe file. This still the case? Or am I mistaken to
begin with?

When I programmed in 'C' back in early 90's, I used Borland. So I did not
have Visual C and never have tried it. Naturally plopping a form on the
screen and placing controls on it attracted me with Delphi and then VB
because now I'm putting out apps faster than before. But did I sacrifice
speed? Did I sacrifice program size?

I've said alot above (sorry). Do you still feel that VB.NET is the 3 for 1
direction for what I need now and in the future (in your opinion)?

TIA

Rick




"clintonG" <csgallagher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> <snip />
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> Oh, now that I understand more about your specific background and your
> current skill set perhaps the best strategy would be migrating from VB to
> VB.NET after all. I would consider it a smart move to go through the .NET
> Framework learning curve using the VB syntax and grammar you are familiar
> with. Are you familiar with what Microsoft calls the Smart Client?
>
> <%= Clinton Gallagher
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