Re: RADiest Client for SQL Server
From: Mike MacSween (mike.macsween.nospamplease_at_btinternet.com)
Date: 11/19/04
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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 08:02:21 -0000
"Michael C" <mculley@NOSPAMoptushome.com.au> wrote in message
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> "Mike MacSween" <mike.macsween.nospamplease@btinternet.com> wrote in
> message news:419c5a57$0$222$5a6aecb4@news.aaisp.net.uk...
>> OK, I'm aware that programming in a proper programming language gives you
>> a lot more control. I've done some work in VB6.
>>
>> What advantages would I gain from using .net specifically? And which
>> language?
>
> 1) Much better oop features than vb6 and access. This is useful even if
> you don't do oop style programming.
> 2) New features such as web services
> 3) Easy to install your app once the framework is on the machine, just
> copy files over.
> 4) IDE is much richer.
> 5) VB6 and access evolved over many years which created inconsistancies,
> .net is new so is much more consistant.
> 6) API support is much stronger (even though they claim you won't need
> apis with .net you do :-)
> 7) Looks better with windows XP style controls (on winxp)
> 8) Try catch is a *huge* improvement over on error goto
> 9) Easy to add a general error handler for the entire project without
> having to put code in each function.
> 10) Threading support is much better (although I rarely use this myself).
> 11) Type casting is much stronger, reducing mistakes in code.
>
> It takes a while to realise how good it is, it's amasing some of the
> features they've added. For example, you can put 2 different breakpoint on
> this line of code.
>
> if (a < 0) a = 0;
Thanks
Maybe time to look at .net and c#.
Cheers, Mike
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