Am I stupid?

[Krenshau]

The title is funny, but I am not looking for any affirmation. I am just curious if other people are having a similar experience as me.

I was using VB6 until last year. Now I use Visual Basic 2005. I know how to code in it, but often I have to actually type it to know what to use. In other words, is it just me, or is it normal to not know what to type until you are typing it in visual basic, and the intellisense comes up? Kind of like when you can't remember someones phone number unless you have the phone in your hand. Does this happen to any of you? And, do you eventually remember the right code without having to type it in?

Thank you for amusing me in my curiosity.

[tommygrayson]

The title is funny, but I am not looking for any affirmation. I am just curious if other people are having a similar experience as me.

I was using VB6 until last year. Now I use Visual Basic 2005. I know how to code in it, but often I have to actually type it to know what to use. In other words, is it just me, or is it normal to not know what to type until you are typing it in visual basic, and the intellisense comes up? Kind of like when you can't remember someones phone number unless you have the phone in your hand. Does this happen to any of you? And, do you eventually remember the right code without having to type it in?

Thank you for amusing me in my curiosity.

That's not stupid. You can't possibly remember every code in your program for the following reasons:

1. You have a life.
2. Remembering something that will be obsolete one day is just memory trash.
3. You are maximizing the computer's memory. Therefore do not maximize yours.

In fact it is ingenious to not memorize the code but to memorize what the code does.

It always occurs to me that I forget the code because of my weak memory but I always tell them what that code does.

[mendhak]

You learn as you go along. Initially using intellisense, forums and msdn. Later, you are more in tune with the naming convention of the namespaces and you get an idea what to look for in the intellisense and msdn.

[penagate]

I don't use an IDE and I don't have problems remembering my own code.

I think IDEs are great, sometimes, but they should never be relied upon completely.

However, IntelliSense is terrific for .NET development. The framework's vast, and MSDN is slow. Having the information in the IDE is ideal.

[RhinoBull]

I don't use an IDE ...

Notepad then? How about creating GUI, compiling, debugging???
I'm sure there are third parties but what's the point? Native environment is always the best.

...I don't have problems remembering my own code...

It's not about your code but objects hierarchy, etc...

...I think IDEs are great, sometimes, but they should never be relied upon completely...

Interesting opinion.

...However, IntelliSense is terrific for .NET development...

It's terrific in any environment.

[penagate]

Interesting opinion.

Thanks, I'm quite fond of it myself.