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  1. Mar 6th, 2008, 02:44 PM #1
    jwillams77
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    25 days of Extended support left

    Anyone else still going to have to write in vb6 post March 31, 2008?
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  2. Mar 6th, 2008, 04:33 PM #2
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    Re: 25 days of Extended support left

    LOL.. Im writing in VB5 Pro.
    I always stick with a product that I put a lot of money out on

    Personally I don't see a reason to switch since anything I write in VB5 will run (if I am careful) on XP and Vista. The only thing people keep telling me is that I should switch to NET because it is easier... I have gotten used to doing things the hard way lol.

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  3. Mar 7th, 2008, 05:33 AM #3
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    Re: 25 days of Extended support left

    You are absolutely right Mike. I recommend your comments. Just because of Software updates we no need to update our technology unless the requirement rises !!!
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  4. Mar 7th, 2008, 06:52 AM #4
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    Re: 25 days of Extended support left

    Moved To General Developer

    How much do you depend on Microsoft's support anyway?
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  6. Mar 8th, 2008, 05:49 PM #5
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    Re: 25 days of Extended support left

    Quote Originally Posted by Hack
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    How much do you depend on Microsoft's support anyway?
    LoL... so true
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  7. Mar 8th, 2008, 06:10 PM #6
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    Re: 25 days of Extended support left

    The VB Classic community is so vast that I doubt anyone relies on Microsoft support any more. Just about everything that should be documented by third-parties by now, is.


    I would be surprised that anyone is still using VB6 by now, but when you think that people still use COBOL...
    Some of the most well-known actively-used languages are also the oldest.
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    Re: 25 days of Extended support left

    Quote Originally Posted by Hack
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  9. Mar 8th, 2008, 10:17 PM #8
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    Re: 25 days of Extended support left

    *cough*

    When I mention I am programming in VB5 I hear a lot of... that's so old, it isn't even supported, etc..

    I believe C is older than VB, and Assembly is older than both. Yet all are still in use. Anyone want to program in binary?

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