VB6 to VB.NET

[NormRC]

Hi all

I have just undertaken a new project at work (I'm not actually a software engineer) and I have decided to write it in VB. I have programming in VB 3,5 & 6 for about 4 years on and off and know it pretty well.

When we went to order a licence for my PC at work - shock horror VB6 is now "obsolete" but we can offer you VB.net.

Frankly I have heard stories and it seems to me that you have to practically re-learn VB.net is this true?

Has anybody had experience of how long it takes a VB6 programmer to learn VB.net

My project (as always) has a very tight schedule and the last thing I need to do is re-learn the VB

Is our software supplier just talking rubbish?

Any comments appreciated

[hellswraith]

You can still buy VB6...

.Net is new (released in Feb I think it was). If you have experience in other Object Oriented languages (Java, C++), then VB.Net won't be too hard for you to get a grasp of. If all your experience is limited to only VB, then it will take you a bit to figure out what is going on. There are plenty of books out for VB 6 and lower programmers who are trying to learn VB.Net. I suggest you check one of those out to see where you will stand as far as how long it will take for you to learn it.

That said, if you can spend a little time learning it, you will most likely save yourself time later by less coding. That is my thought anyway.

[Tygur]

I may be an exception, but I started getting used to VB.NET in under a week. It probably helps if you have some experience in some other object oriented languages like Java and C++.

[Cander]

If you under a tight schedule, stick with VB. Sure in the long run coding in VB .NET would help you get it done faster, but the time you will take on the learning curve may put you into a big delay. And that distributor is full of BS. You cna still get VB6 liscenses. MS is continuing to support VB6 until at earliest 2006.