Yes! VB+Win32+blahblah powerful, but check out the code that is being
generated by the VB compiler. Its nasty! And the point of fact is VB
is proprietary unlike M$'s C# (C#'s specification has been released to
ECMA standards). So, I guess no good implementation for VB itself can
come in the near future that generates better code. Also, M$ is
promoting C# in favor of VB.
So, C# is probably a viable alternative for VB and its implementation
is available on both Win32 and GNU/Linux.
On Tue, 6 Jul 2004 18:07:20 +0530, Sriram Krishnan <ksriram@xxxxxxx> wrote:
I've actually seen a debugger written in VB. So before you say VB is not
powerful, I would say "think again" Vb+Win32API+COM is a pretty powerful
combination.
Sriram
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-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Jose Tharayil [mailto:tom@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 06 July 2004 14:45
To: suraj@xxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: ilugc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Ilugc] About Linux advocacy in colleges (failed in CEG)
Gopalarathnam V wrote:
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| Most geeks don't VB because its an M$ product, and I don't like it
| for its elaborated syntax.
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I agree VB is simpler in terms of how its done and it probably has
lesser power than, say, perl/tk. But isn't it a bit unfair to rate
someone as 'non-geek' just because he/she writes VB code
I totally agree....
this sort of condescending behaviour just is not acceptable
? I know lots
of non-geek, below-average perl programmers and some "good" VB
programmers.
extremely true
IMHO, Its their involvement and approach that decides whether someone
is a geek. Not what tools they use.
cheers,
-Suraj
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