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> Unless the idea is to make it more of an "elite language". When I think of VB, and how being easy and discoverable produced enormous amount of crap in softwa
by insulanian 11y ago
> Unless the idea is to make it more of an "elite language".
When I think of VB, and how being easy and discoverable produced enormous amount of crap in software world, I almost support this idea.
- cm2187 11y agoI can think of two type of crap you are referring to: 1. VB written in the 90s (VB6 and before), which has mostly do to with VB having been around for so long. To be fair, if you look at code written in the 90s in any mainstream language through today's best practice lens, everything will look shit. Today's VB is a superb language that can be very elegant, and actually quite modern too, relying less on special characters and more on an expressive, english syntax. 2. VB written by non programmers (essentially VBA). You can argue that non programmers shouldn't be allowed to code, but from a business user point of view, there is much to say about the lack of productivity of IT departments in large organisations. Enabling users to automate many of their tasks has a massive productivity impact. A user can automate the production of a report in a couple of hours, instead of having to discuss specs, prioritisations, budgets, tests, etc for months with the IT dept. I think it's absurd to hold the quality of the code produced against the language.