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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 langua

by 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.

by mctx 14y ago

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.