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VB the _language_ obviously has its limitations and frustrations, but VB the _tool_ will be missed. It seems like every alternative mentioned here adds a lot of
by docandrew 7y ago
VB the _language_ obviously has its limitations and frustrations, but VB the _tool_ will be missed. It seems like every alternative mentioned here adds a lot of additional friction for writing simple, one-off utilities.
I don't always want to dink around with the Visual Studio installer to make sure the right version of the MSVC or .NET libraries are installed, or fiddle with code to get a GUI layout to look nice, etc.
Having the IDE, compiler and GUI designer in one big coherent monolith had its advantages.
- wazanator 7y agoThat's kinda what a C# .NET winforms project is. The WYSIWYG editor is pretty easy and the basics are pretty well documented for all the premade widgets that I feel like anyone who just needs to make a one off util program won't have much trouble.