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Show HN: Visual Basic 6 reimagined in JavaScript

7 points by zubairq 8y ago

zubairq 8y ago
Still very early, but we are trying to recreate the Visual Basic 6 experience in Javascript.
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- tinktank 8y ago
  Why? Who is the target market?
  - zubairq 8y ago
    The target market is people such as myself who need automation tools within an intranet, tools that work with the simplicity of VB6, and are not cloud based
    - karmakaze 8y ago
      Made with: Electron VueJS Sqlite Javascript NodeJS I take it the above is for the Visual Basic like editing. What is the runtime environment? Is it also packaged as stand-alone Electron desktop app with it's own database? I didn't understand the 'share the url' part of the description which seems to imply that it's a web app.
      - zubairq 8y ago
        I could have used a different stack than shown to get the Visual Basic like editing. The runtime environment is NodeJS/Electron, and the same code that runs the website also runs the desktop app Yes, it also has a built in Sqlite database, so that when you make a database app you can download the entire app, including the the database as a single HTML file that can be emailed/distributed to anyone and run using just a web browser The Share URL part means that if you build an app within your intranet that you can then send a URL link to a colleague so that they can use the app as well
vb6lives 8y ago
The marketing is all wrong. I've used vb6 for 20+ years. The advantage is that you can get a Windows app running in seconds. But vb6 is tainted by opinions (some right, but mostly wrong). Forget VB. Focus on RAD. Show how easy it is to build a UI. The vb6 ide is unparalleled in modern software. It's shocking how bad things are.
- zubairq 8y ago
  Thanks for the feedback. Yes, you are probably right, to focus on the RAD part. Feel free to reach out to me on LinkedIn or GitHub and we can continue the conversation. Would love to chat
  - vb6lives 8y ago
    You just have to get rid of the words "visual basic". It has a terrible reputation by the thousands of people who have never used it but like to parrot things they have read online.
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    - zubairq 8y ago
      Ok, testing with a different headline now to see the response: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18975316 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18975316
    - zubairq 8y ago
      I tried it but the hacker news crowd seems to respond more to Visual Basic 6 (see the link I attached). I guess outside of Hacker News people think more of RAD. Thanks for your input :)
      - vb6lives 8y ago
        I'm sure the hacker news crowd leans more to web apps and mac/*nix. The first headline never mentions "windows".

7 points by zubairq 8y ago

zubairq 8y ago

Still very early, but we are trying to recreate the Visual Basic 6 experience in Javascript.

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tinktank 8y ago
Why? Who is the target market?
- zubairq 8y ago
  The target market is people such as myself who need automation tools within an intranet, tools that work with the simplicity of VB6, and are not cloud based
  - karmakaze 8y ago
    Made with: Electron VueJS Sqlite Javascript NodeJS I take it the above is for the Visual Basic like editing. What is the runtime environment? Is it also packaged as stand-alone Electron desktop app with it's own database? I didn't understand the 'share the url' part of the description which seems to imply that it's a web app.
    - zubairq 8y ago
      I could have used a different stack than shown to get the Visual Basic like editing. The runtime environment is NodeJS/Electron, and the same code that runs the website also runs the desktop app Yes, it also has a built in Sqlite database, so that when you make a database app you can download the entire app, including the the database as a single HTML file that can be emailed/distributed to anyone and run using just a web browser The Share URL part means that if you build an app within your intranet that you can then send a URL link to a colleague so that they can use the app as well

vb6lives 8y ago

The marketing is all wrong. I've used vb6 for 20+ years. The advantage is that you can get a Windows app running in seconds. But vb6 is tainted by opinions (some right, but mostly wrong). Forget VB. Focus on RAD. Show how easy it is to build a UI. The vb6 ide is unparalleled in modern software. It's shocking how bad things are.

zubairq 8y ago
Thanks for the feedback. Yes, you are probably right, to focus on the RAD part. Feel free to reach out to me on LinkedIn or GitHub and we can continue the conversation. Would love to chat
- vb6lives 8y ago
  You just have to get rid of the words "visual basic". It has a terrible reputation by the thousands of people who have never used it but like to parrot things they have read online.
  - deleted 8y ago
    [deleted]
  - zubairq 8y ago
    Ok, testing with a different headline now to see the response: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18975316 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18975316
  - zubairq 8y ago
    I tried it but the hacker news crowd seems to respond more to Visual Basic 6 (see the link I attached). I guess outside of Hacker News people think more of RAD. Thanks for your input :)
    - vb6lives 8y ago
      I'm sure the hacker news crowd leans more to web apps and mac/*nix. The first headline never mentions "windows".