Re: VB6 - VB.NET post SP6

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From: Douglas Marquardt (no_spam_at_dummy.com)
Date: 04/19/04 

Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 07:58:21 -0600

Hi Gary:

It's my understanding, that 1) and 2) can be addressed by third party tools.
I don't see 3) as an issue, as the framework will/is becoming part of the
OS and wiil be addressed as an update to the OS rather than the
responsibility of the software developer to distribute (imho).

Doug.

"Gary German" <garyg@NOSPAMXshastasoftware.com> wrote in message news:e5cmKUhJEHA.2880@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> As a shareware developer, my concerns with .Net are:
>
> 1) The apparent ease with which a .Net program can be de-compiled.
> 2) The difficulty in implementing registration/trial version time limits due
> to #1.
> 3) The size of the runtime
>
> Will Whidbey address any of these issues?
>
> GarygG
> http://www.shastasoftware.com - Shasta Software - Consulting, Design, and
> Programming Services
>
> "Rob Windsor [MVP]" <rwindsor@NO.MORE.SPAM.bigfoot.com> wrote in message
> news:%23ge3HDbJEHA.1944@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Dave,
> >
> > Visual Basic 2005 (a.k.a. Whidbey) will add quite a few RAD features that
> > should help you out:
> > - Greatly enhanced debugging features including Edit and Continue (what
> you
> > called edit-retry)
> > - Simplified database access and binding
> > - Simplified access to the most commonly used parts of the framework
> through
> > the "My" classes.
> >
> > While I don't think VB 2005 will achieve the "out of the box" experience
> of
> > VB Classic, these changes plus others will definitely reduce the learning
> > curve for developers transitioning into .NET.
> >
> > --
> > Rob Windsor [MVP-VB]
> > G6 Consulting
> > Toronto, Canada
> >
> >
> > "Dave McIntosh" <dmcmail56-io@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:c5v9pg$qhf$1@sparta.btinternet.com...
> > > Hello all.
> > >
> > > I'm curious about how others feel the likely changeover trend from VB6
> to
> > > VB.NET applications is likely to turn out over the next 2-3 years?
> > >
> > > Personally I wanted to switch to VB.NET and to that purpose got into the
> > > early .NET betas.
> > > It was a bigish learning curve but I stuck with it until I was fairly
> > > confident about developing fairly substantial applications.
> > > However when I decided to develop some new projects a year or two back I
> > > went with VB6.
> > >
> > > Most of the reasons that swayed me against .NET at the time still seem
> to
> > > hold true now - which surprises me.
> > > The single biggest issue I had then was the lack of a comparable
> debugger
> > > to VB6's real time edit-retry one.
> > > Supposedly this was going to be added later - so the rumour mill went at
> > the
> > > time.
> > > Is that still on the cards for VB.NET or is it dead and buried?
> > >
> > > Personally I just don't see VB.NET as being user-friendly for the small
> > time
> > > application developer.
> > > (Especially those that have to develop code rapidly and are pushing the
> > > limits of their knowledge in some areas, aka still learning on the job!)
> > >
> > > Your thoughts?
> > >
> > > Dave.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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