Visual Basic.NET

[Jody]

I am looking in to taking a Visual basic class. the class that is being offered at a local collage is call 'Programming in Visual Basic.net'.

 

Does anyone know is there a difference between VB and VB.net? Obviously i dont know much about VB. but i would like to learn so that i know what to do with those neat programs that Bryan314, Mick and Rekd put out here for us.

 

thanks

Jody

[Rekd™]

Jody, .net is the new kid. It will probably be more popular than normal VB in that it has better support for internet protocols, (so I'm told, I haven't seen it yet).

 

It will be worth your while to do it. With it, you will also be able to do normal VB, as well as VBS, with only minor adjustments.

 

'Rekd

[Jody]

Thanks rekd

 

I hope to be able to share some of my c-hooks (or would they be v-hooks) with all you all. just as soon as i learn how to make some.

 

Jody

[Bullines]

.NET is a lot of things. It can represent "Version 7" or it can be in reference to the new CLR (Common Language Runtime) and more. Don't you just love Microsoft's naming conventions?

[KCollins]

.net is a completely new framework for vb using approximately the same language. The real advantage of .net is it can be used to program everything from a standard windows application to active server pages (web forms). Its error handling capabilities (beyond the on error goto hell of VB 6) are pretty robust, and its well on its way to becomming a true object oriented programming language....if you're looking at starting programming definately go with something in the .net arena.... everything else will shortly go the way of the turbo pascal....just my .02...

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

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go the way of the turbo pascal

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WHAT! Turbo Pascal is gone ???

 

I'm always the last to know !

 

BTW,

Who on the forum has had the priviledge to program with Borland Turbo Pascal v3. ?

How about Borland Turbo 'C' v1.0

[Bullines]

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BTW,

Who on the forum has had the priviledge to program with Borland Turbo Pascal v3. ?

How about Borland Turbo 'C' v1.0

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Borland Turbo Pascal 7 and Borland C++ 5 for me (no Turbo C). I'm a green horn

[KCollins]

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BTW,

Who on the forum has had the priviledge to program with Borland Turbo Pascal v3. ?

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I believe that version was before I was born, but I"ve had the immense please of GW Basic, TP, and Visual Basic since about version 3.0....Trying to learn .net has been a completely new experience....i'm still trying to accomplish in .net what I used to do in version 6 after two months.....all of Turbo Pascal took me two weeks to learn...

 

I guess it would be appropriate to say that I'm one of those engineer computer programming types that kind of slid into a programming job...

[KCollins]

sorry for the double post all...

[Bullines]

What double post?

[Rekd™]

KCollins teh +1 to post count