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C#: "If my code in this language successfully compiles, there is a good chance my code is correct." Gave me a good chuckle, but now I can't work out if I'm sup

by davedx 14y ago

C#: "If my code in this language successfully compiles, there is a good chance my code is correct." Gave me a good chuckle, but now I can't work out if I'm supposed to take this site seriously? And all of the PHP statements were negative, of course... /goes back to his PHP programming

mctx 14y ago
I enjoyed Visual Basic's top few: * I am sometimes embarrassed to admit to my peers that I know this language * I am reluctant to admit to knowing this language * The thought that I may still be using this language in twenty years time fills me with dread * This language is frequently used for applications it isn't suitable for * Code written in this language tends to be verbose * This language is likely to be a passing fad * This language has an annoying syntax * I often get angry when writing code in this language * Developers who primarily use this language often burn out after a few years Is Visual Basic still used in industry? I haven't touched it in years.
- RyanZAG 14y ago
  Still used heavily - but not in industry exactly. It is used mainly for creating little button macros in Excel documents to do some calculations in the document. It is generally not used directly - Excel lets you record a macro, where it will transform the user's clicks and actions into VB script directly. Users can then add this script to a button, and can repeat their actions by clicking on the button. So not a programming language, but more of a macro language.
  - wging 14y ago
    There are companies that still sell desktop software written in VB 6.
- jimmaswell 14y ago
  I learned Visual Basic .NET in high school. It honestly wasn't nearly as bad as its reputation. It's more like a watered down C#. It's pretty decent once you get past the syntax. There's still no reason to pick it over C# though. One thing I can say I prefer in VB.NET is the handles syntax - private sub blah blah .. handles object.event. A bit more elegant than C#'s making the event function and adding it to the object with +=.
  - jasey 14y ago
    Visual basic 6 was/is allot worse than VB.net VB.net is just the same as C# with a different syntax. My evolution went something like this: BASIC -> VB6 -> (VB.NET + JAVA) -> C# Knowing VB.net and JAVA I pretty much picked up C# on day one of my first job.
betterunix 14y ago
Perhaps not a good chance, but certainly a "better" chance than some languages (C/C++).
marcosdumay 14y ago
It's crowdsourced, so you shouldn't comply about the site, but its audience. Anyway, I agree that if my C# code compiles, it does probably work. Just like Java, C# makes it hard to shoot yourself on the foot (and also to shoot at all, like somebody already said here).

by davedx 14y ago

mctx 14y ago

I enjoyed Visual Basic's top few: * I am sometimes embarrassed to admit to my peers that I know this language * I am reluctant to admit to knowing this language * The thought that I may still be using this language in twenty years time fills me with dread * This language is frequently used for applications it isn't suitable for * Code written in this language tends to be verbose * This language is likely to be a passing fad * This language has an annoying syntax * I often get angry when writing code in this language * Developers who primarily use this language often burn out after a few years Is Visual Basic still used in industry? I haven't touched it in years.

RyanZAG 14y ago
Still used heavily - but not in industry exactly. It is used mainly for creating little button macros in Excel documents to do some calculations in the document. It is generally not used directly - Excel lets you record a macro, where it will transform the user's clicks and actions into VB script directly. Users can then add this script to a button, and can repeat their actions by clicking on the button. So not a programming language, but more of a macro language.
- wging 14y ago
  There are companies that still sell desktop software written in VB 6.
jimmaswell 14y ago
I learned Visual Basic .NET in high school. It honestly wasn't nearly as bad as its reputation. It's more like a watered down C#. It's pretty decent once you get past the syntax. There's still no reason to pick it over C# though. One thing I can say I prefer in VB.NET is the handles syntax - private sub blah blah .. handles object.event. A bit more elegant than C#'s making the event function and adding it to the object with +=.
- jasey 14y ago
  Visual basic 6 was/is allot worse than VB.net VB.net is just the same as C# with a different syntax. My evolution went something like this: BASIC -> VB6 -> (VB.NET + JAVA) -> C# Knowing VB.net and JAVA I pretty much picked up C# on day one of my first job.

betterunix 14y ago

Perhaps not a good chance, but certainly a "better" chance than some languages (C/C++).

marcosdumay 14y ago

It's crowdsourced, so you shouldn't comply about the site, but its audience. Anyway, I agree that if my C# code compiles, it does probably work. Just like Java, C# makes it hard to shoot yourself on the foot (and also to shoot at all, like somebody already said here).