Re: Killing VB softly with his song, Killing VB softly...with a song.............
- From: "Steven Bazeley" <swbaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 17:13:40 -0700
symphony
"clintonG" <csgallagher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> This topic is not and was not meant to be about which language per se but
> about which syntax and which grammar has become the defacto standard for
> most languages that are being used at this point in time to develop most
> applications for the most significant endeavor in the history of mankind's
> efforts to involve themselves with a computer science. That is of course
the
> Internet manifested in a form useable by humans we know as the web and the
> syntax and grammar that which has been derived from C in this context.
>
> Blame Thompson and Ritchie if you must but there's no denying that the
> legacy of C [1] has become the legacy of the web and this legacy is best
> expressed in its totality in the client and an overwhelming presence on
the
> server by Java and C# as well as other languages that are very C-like.
>
> This contention is and has been continually proven by Software Magazine's
> annual surveys. This year -- again as I recall -- the most often used
> languages as cited by survey respondents are Java followed by C#. To be
> honest this confuses me as the classifieds rarely ask for C# when seeking
> .NET developers. The classifieds it seems are almost always seeking VB.NET
> developers. Not to denigrate VB anymore than it seems but I believe this
> phenomena to be a hold over from the past (and current) success of VB
itself
> and the monkey-see monkey-do behavioral model present in most management
> processes more so than the understanding of which syntax and language
offers
> the most efficient and highest use of one's resources and one's
willingness
> and ability to adapt to change to the current paradigm.
>
> Actually, if there would be a single person to look to in this regard of
the
> legacy itself it would have to be Brendan Eich the author of JavaScript
[2]
> whose decision to reuse the C syntax and grammar has changed software
> development as we know it, as again, it is the phenomena of the web that
has
> become the deciding factor and the legacy of C is rapidily becoming
> prevalent. I think Google is making this point perfectly clear [3].
>
> So again, I note many languages do not fit this paradigm and many
languages
> will continue to be used and new languages will continue to be developed.
> Ruby comes to mind as I find a need to learn this language for certain
> aspirations I hold in the practice of architecture where I was formally
> educated, trained, and where much of my thinking processes have been
> influenced by an immersion into classical thought and philosophy.
>
> Regardless, that does not change the fundamental premise of my contentious
> postulation, that being, in the course of time the VB syntax and grammar
[4]
> will continue to be killed softly by this song.
>
> It is interesting to note the wikipedia disclaimer for those recoding the
> history of Visual Basic [3]. That there are contentious and biased points
of
> view we all hold is of no question none of which however change the facts.
I
> like VB myself but one day I had the "learn three for the price of one"
> epiphany and realized I was compelled to think pragmatically and was
> therefore compelled to adopt the legacy provided to us by men such as
> Thompson,Ritchie and Eich.
>
> That's all there is to it for me as a person who happens to have what some
> may call a deep insight if you will as I am rarely incorrect in my
> prognostications. People that know me over a period of time have told me
for
> years I would do much better in the stock market and financial management
> because I have an uncanny ability to see a trend early in the curve and
call
> which horse will win the race. But alas, I am a stubborn fool.
>
> It is only because I am also a maverick that I have avoided that pursuit
in
> favor of my current endeavors which compel me to say "sorry fellas"
because
> it really looks like the VB syntax and grammar has seen its heyday [5],
> Microsoft's efforts to retain the loyalty of VB developers not
withstanding,
> the VB syntax and grammar is in the process of becoming relegated to the
> annals of history to take its place as second fiddle in this symphany of
the
> web where I find myself lucky enough to have found a seat in the orchestra
> which I credit to my willingness to learn, my predilection towards change,
> and my ability to read the sheet music which the conductor has made clear:
> This symphany is to be played in the key of the legacy of C.
>
> <%= Clinton Gallagher
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> NET csgallagher AT metromilwaukee.com
> URL http://metromilwaukee.com/
> URL http://clintongallagher.metromilwaukee.com/
>
> [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_programming_language
> [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javascript
> [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AJAX
> [4] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_programming_language
> [5] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_BASIC
>
>
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