Results 1 to 12 of 12

Thread: use statistics

  1. Nov 23rd, 2005, 12:55 AM #1
    pravric
    pravric is offline

    Thread Starter
    New Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2005
    Posts
    5

    Thumbs up use statistics

    What is the current worlwide use statistics for vb6?
    Will vb6 and .net co-exist or will vb6 be gradually phased out?
    what is the average salary for a vb6 programmer?
    Do you recommend investing in vb6 skills ( i am not a fan of .net)
    Please reply
    Thanks,
    pravric
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. Nov 23rd, 2005, 01:05 AM #2
    RobDog888
    RobDog888 is offline
    Ex-Super Mod RobDog888's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2001
    Location
    LA, Calif. Raiders #1 AKA:Gangsta Yoda™
    Posts
    60,709

    Re: use statistics

    Welcome to the Forums.

    You need to go directly to .NET as Vb6 is no longer supported by MS unless you have purchased extended support until 2008.

    On average I say the .NET developer out earns the vb6 developer hands down, no competition.
    VB/Office Guru™ (AKA: Gangsta Yoda™ ®)
    I dont answer coding questions via PM. Please post a thread in the appropriate forum.

    Microsoft MVP 2006-2011
    Office Development FAQ (C#, VB.NET, VB 6, VBA)
    Senior Jedi Software Engineer MCP (VB 6 & .NET), BSEE, CET
    If a post has helped you then Please Rate it!
    • Reps & Rating Posts • VS.NET on Vista • Multiple .NET Framework Versions • Office Primary Interop Assemblies • VB/Office Guru™ Word SpellChecker™.NET • VB/Office Guru™ Word SpellChecker™ VB6 • VB.NET Attributes Ex. • Outlook Global Address List • API Viewer utility • .NET API Viewer Utility •
    System: Intel i7 6850K, Geforce GTX1060, Samsung M.2 1 TB & SATA 500 GB, 32 GBs DDR4 3300 Quad Channel RAM, 2 Viewsonic 24" LCDs, Windows 10, Office 2016, VS 2019, VB6 SP6
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. Nov 23rd, 2005, 05:10 AM #3
    Devion
    Devion is offline
    Frenzied Member Devion's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2000
    Location
    The Netherlands
    Posts
    1,049

    Re: use statistics

    Mmh mmh..
    VB6 will as robdog said phase out now that support has 'officially' ended for most customers. This doesn't mean that companies drop VB6 instantly.

    At this point in time .NET developers earn more because a lot of companies are currently in .net migration projects (I'm in one -.-). Companies are therefor easier to persuade to buy more .net knowledge people in at this stage then it will be in lets say.. 3 years.

    Wether it's recommended to still invest in vb6 skills.. mmh.. depends, if you are just starting at coding.. head directly over to .net as it will dominate the developers market for years to come, if you are already skilled in vb6 there is still a lot of work around regarding migrations and such but I doubt a lot of companies are still investing in Vb6 coders for normal projects.

    Anyway.. my 2 cents :]
    Capellan Conflict:
    http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?p=2358448
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. Nov 23rd, 2005, 07:40 AM #4
    Hack
    Hack is offline
    I'm about to be a PowerPoster! Hack's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2001
    Location
    Searching for mendhak
    Posts
    58,333

    Re: use statistics

    Welcome to the forums.

    It always has amused me that lack of Microsoft support has, in many eyes, heralded the down fall of VB6.

    I know of almost no one that ever counted on Microsoft's support anyway, so their dropping the support is laughably insignificant. ROFL

    VB6 will only phase out when the companies using VB6 stop using it, and Microsoft has no control over that (although they may think they do.)

    If you are just starting out however, and you actually have an option, I would go with .NET
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. Nov 23rd, 2005, 10:45 PM #5
    pravric
    pravric is offline

    Thread Starter
    New Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2005
    Posts
    5

    Re: use statistics

    Thanks all

    pravric
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. Nov 23rd, 2005, 11:43 PM #6
    dee-u
    dee-u is offline
    Software Carpenter dee-u's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2005
    Location
    Pinas
    Posts
    11,127

    Re: use statistics

    Quote Originally Posted by Hack
    Welcome to the forums.

    It always has amused me that lack of Microsoft support has, in many eyes, heralded the down fall of VB6.

    I know of almost no one that ever counted on Microsoft's support anyway, so their dropping the support is laughably insignificant. ROFL

    VB6 will only phase out when the companies using VB6 stop using it, and Microsoft has no control over that (although they may think they do.)

    If you are just starting out however, and you actually have an option, I would go with .NET
    The thing I noticed significant about their dropping of support is the removal of some VB6.0 links in their MSDN...
    Regards,

    ™

    As a gesture of gratitude please consider rating helpful posts. c",)

    Some stuffs: Mouse Hotkey | Compress file using SQL Server! | WPF - Rounded Combobox | WPF - Notify Icon and Balloon | NetVerser - a WPF chatting system
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. Nov 24th, 2005, 12:05 PM #7
    Hack
    Hack is offline
    I'm about to be a PowerPoster! Hack's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2001
    Location
    Searching for mendhak
    Posts
    58,333

    Re: use statistics

    Quote Originally Posted by dee-u
    The thing I noticed significant about their dropping of support is the removal of some VB6.0 links in their MSDN...
    You have a valid point here dee-u, however, I believe that sites like this one, can, and do, step in to fill this "gap".
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. Nov 24th, 2005, 06:39 PM #8
    szlamany
    szlamany is offline
    MS SQL Powerposter szlamany's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2004
    Location
    Connecticut
    Posts
    18,263

    Re: use statistics

    Although I agree with RobDog about the salary level of .Net programmers vs VB6 programmers...

    That will pendulum swing in the opposite direction in a few years...

    I made more money on COBOL contract work over the Y2K era then any other language I knew. As the population of available programmers drops the natural tendency is to pay the smaller population more to stay - simple supply and demand economics...

    But go with .Net anyway!

    *** Read the sticky in the DB forum about how to get your question answered quickly!! ***

    Please remember to rate posts! Rate any post you find helpful - even in old threads! Use the link to the left - "Rate this Post".

    Some Informative Links:     [ SQL Rules to Live By ] [ Reserved SQL keywords ] [ When to use INDEX HINTS! ] [ Passing Multi-item Parameters to STORED PROCEDURES ]
    [ Solution to non-domain Windows Authentication ] [ Crazy things we do to shrink log files ] [ SQL 2005 Features ] [ Loading Pictures from DB ]

    MS MVP 2006, 2007, 2008
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  11. Nov 24th, 2005, 08:03 PM #9
    dee-u
    dee-u is offline
    Software Carpenter dee-u's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2005
    Location
    Pinas
    Posts
    11,127

    Re: use statistics

    Quote Originally Posted by Hack
    You have a valid point here dee-u, however, I believe that sites like this one, can, and do, step in to fill this "gap".
    Yap, I'm glad VBForums exists...
    Regards,

    ™

    As a gesture of gratitude please consider rating helpful posts. c",)

    Some stuffs: Mouse Hotkey | Compress file using SQL Server! | WPF - Rounded Combobox | WPF - Notify Icon and Balloon | NetVerser - a WPF chatting system
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  12. Nov 25th, 2005, 11:58 AM #10
    Shaggy Hiker
    Shaggy Hiker is offline
    Super Moderator Shaggy Hiker's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2002
    Location
    Idaho
    Posts
    40,106

    Re: use statistics

    Just out of curiosity, what do you have against .NET?
    My usual boring signature: Nothing
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  13. Nov 25th, 2005, 12:14 PM #11
    pravric
    pravric is offline

    Thread Starter
    New Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2005
    Posts
    5

    Re: use statistics

    I am more interested in J2EE.
    Nothing against .net.
    don't need both

    pravric
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  14. Nov 25th, 2005, 02:52 PM #12
    Shaggy Hiker
    Shaggy Hiker is offline
    Super Moderator Shaggy Hiker's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2002
    Location
    Idaho
    Posts
    40,106

    Re: use statistics

    Ah, I mis-interpreted your comment about not being a fan of .NET to mean that you dislike it, when you meant that you were indifferent.
    My usual boring signature: Nothing
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules


Click Here to Expand Forum to Full Width