Re: I used to use VB but...

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"Karl E. Peterson" <karl@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In it's own way, sure. ASM would probably be the Wright Brothers in North
Carolina, QB/PDS could be a WWI-era biplane, and ClassicVB picking up
perhaps closer to the WWII era. A very natural progression. Each vehicle
providing it's own special thrills.

I'd give it more than WWII era myself.

I think it's the best analogy I've found, so far.

I'm not sure I'd say the same really. I can see why you'd want to fly a WW2
machine but I really can't see why you'd want to use an older language.
Would you use VB4 on a regular basis? From an article I read many years ago
this is a classic way of misusing analogies. You've equated vb6 with a WW2
plane then concluded that vb6 is fun to use because a ww2 plane is.

At which point, we're flying overburdened jumbojets. Boooooring...

Not really. Dot net (which I presume you're talking about) has plenty of
performance where needed. Try modifying a bitmap pixel by pixel in vb6. In
dot net you can even do pixel by pixel manipulation on a video stream and
keep up with it. (Not sure how it would go with large videos to be honest).

You could probably do something similar with vintage cars. Ever driven a
'60s muscle car?

I own a stock standard 1964 holden which I'm modifying with a more modern
engine/gearbox/diff/brakes/steering etc. To be honest I can't say I'd want
to drive it in its standard form *especially* if I was a driving for a
living.

I know plenty of self-satisfied snobs, too. <g>

It's quite a pain because one of my projects is stuck in vb6 but I can see
their pov.

Michael


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