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No drag-and-drop GUI builder :( I miss VB6 so much

• pjmlp 1y ago
  You can have it on VB.NET with Forms, though.
  • WillAdams 1y ago
    If you're running Windows? I'd love to see a cross-platform GUI toolkit w/ drag-drop and nice code integration --- currently considering Lazarus/ObjectPascal....
    • pjmlp 1y ago
      Yes, VB 6 is also Windows only. Outside Windows, the best alternative was REALbasic, nowadays known as Xojo (https://www.xojo.com https://www.xojo.com). If you're talking about Pascal dialects, that might be the option. Delphi can cross-compile, but the editor itself is Windows only. Althought there is RemObjects as well, they used to be responsible for Delphi for .NET, and the product eventually became Hydra, after they ended their relationship with Embarcadero/Codegear.
      • WillAdams 1y ago
        Lazarus w/ ObjectPascal is the front-runner (actually bought a book on it) --- RemObjects Hydra w/ the Elements compiler looks interesting, but is a bit out of my price range.
  • dartharva 1y ago
    Never tried it, does VB.NET give the same instant familiarity allowing you to whip up tiny GUI apps quickly and without hassle?
    • pjmlp 1y ago
      Yes, with Windows Forms. In the beginning, many VB devs were irritated, because VB.NET 1.0 was mostly C# with VB syntax, however eventually Microsoft added back many of the previous capabilities, like the Me object, REPL, and so on. However nowadays the language is considered done, and they are only updating it to keep up with specific .NET features for interop with C#.