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I cut my teeth writing VB programs for enterprises in the 90's. I still think it's the most productive programming environment I've ever worked in, in terms of
by marcus_holmes 7y ago
I cut my teeth writing VB programs for enterprises in the 90's.
I still think it's the most productive programming environment I've ever worked in, in terms of actually getting something built.
Since then, I've learned a lot more about programming, and I'm not sure I'd accept the compromises that VB makes any more.
- pushpop 7y agoVB6 gets a lot of stick but it’s easily the best environment for rapidly prototyping and development ever created. Some of Borlands IDEs had the same power for prototyping by C++ and Delphi weren’t as great for rapid development (though I have nothing against those languages themselves). The closest thing we have these days is Electron but I don’t think that even comes close to ease of development once you factor in the clusterfuck of a mess modern web development is.
- marcus_holmes 7y agoI did one project in Delphi, and didn't get on with it too well, but I think I was hampered by my familiarity with VB. Now, I think I'd be much more comfortable with the compromises that Delphi makes.