Re: Is VB.NET Stable??

I was saying that the 'magic of VB has left the building' because it is
no longer 'visual' and it sure aint 'basic'

The `Visual' refers to form designers, of which .NET has a much more
powerful form/property object editor that VB 6 ever did.



it's unnecessarily complex

It's incredibly simple, as long as you understand some very fundamental
principles. If not, post your questions in this newsgroup and we can try to
help.



i think that we're smart enought to include 'rst.movenext' when we need it

You no longer need it.

While theDataReader.Read ()
.....
End While



I think that we should be able to open a connection if and when we
want-- and leave it open if and when we want to.

You can do so very easily...

Dim myConnection as new SqlConnection (....)

.....

myConnection.Dispose ()


I disagree with the complexity of VB.net
why change things just for the shits and giggles of it?

It was changed to keep it up to date with modern programming patterns and
practices, which I for one am grateful for, but I did spend 4 years at
University in order to get a good grounding on the basic principles. These
languages are more attractive to professional programmers, rather than
hobbyists, of which you appear to be one.




I HATE the _SLOW-ASS_ VB 2005 programming environment

Yes, there are some bugs with the 2005 IDE - the service pack is in beta I
believe. Patience.




and i hate the fact that Microsoft invented a new language instead of
taking vb seriousl there isn't room for 4 Microsoft languages

Room where? They are executing on the same CLR.




I can't record Excel macros in VB.net so they, in my opinion..

You can automate Excel from VB.NET



I can't author Access modules in VB.net so they, in my opinion..

You can automate Access from VB.NET




I can't write Outlook macros in VB.net so they, in my opinion..

You can automate Outlook from VB.NET




I can't use 'Windows Powershell' with VB.net can I? all the examples I
saw were C#

If it works in C#, it works in VB.NET. It isn't difficult to translate
between VB.NET and C#.




I can't use 'Windows Script Host' with VB.net can I?

You don't need it, you have WMI but anyway, yes you can - they are
automation objects.




I can't take code from Excel and use it in SSIS can I?
I can't take code from Access and use it in SSIS can I?
I can't take code from Outlook and use it in SSIS can I?

What has that got to do with VB.NET?




It's difficult to have an opinion about something so strongly when the
foundations of those opinions are either wrong or based on complete
ignorance of the subject. You seem to be expending a large amount of energy
on anger rather than study.




Robin











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