Does anyone think its worth upgrading to .NET? [Resolved & Gone Off Topic]

[Electroman]

I currently use Visual Studio 6 Enterprise and Visual C++ .NET standard(which I havn't really used much yet). But as for VB whats the main advantages in .NET and do you think its worth me upgrading to VB.NET?

[area91]

GET .NET!

[PT Exorcist]

...all ask the same question lol

[Jeremy Martin]

I don't think the question is should I go vb.net but should be when am I going to convert to vb.net. Answer: No time like the present.

I have found once you get buy the the changes and new way of doing stuff there is a whole boat load of things that are made easier and better (ex. modifying strings).

Jeremy

[Sastraxi]

My fave is the try/catch error handling!

[Nucleus]

.net is just a waste of time.... don't bother

It makes vb a completely professional oo language on par if not better than java, makes asp a doddle not to mention web services and the fcl attemps to wrap as much api functionality as possible.

Any sane programmer would take one look at this product and bypass it completely.

[Hu Flung Dung]

Originally posted by Nucleus
.net is just a waste of time.... don't bother

It makes vb a completely professional oo language on par if not better than java, makes asp a doddle not to mention web services and the fcl attemps to wrap as much api functionality as possible.

Any sane programmer would take one look at this product and bypass it completely.

The opinions of ONE!
VB.NET is MUCH better than VB6 in EVERY way!

Its FAR better than Java (A lot faster and far more functional).

Making web apps with ASP.NET is MUCH easier than with the older ASP (When running on a server, it even detects which browser the client is using and generates appropriate HTML, so you dont even have to worry about compatibility across different browsers).

.NET is VERY fast and efficient (up to 15 times faster than VB6) and GREAT for making games (DirectX9 will be on the .NET platform)!

Other companies are even making versions of the .NET framework for Linux (allowing your .NET assemblies written in Windows to run on Linux)! Check out www.go-mono.com

Whatever anyone else says, .NET is definately here to stay for a long time to come!

[Nucleus]

I wonder what would happen, if u disregarded the 1st and last sentences I wrote, and just looked at the middle paragraph

[rudvs2]

Originally posted by Hu Flung Dung
The opinions of ONE!
VB.NET is MUCH better than VB6 in EVERY way!

Its FAR better than Java (A lot faster and far more functional).

Making web apps with ASP.NET is MUCH easier than with the older ASP (When running on a server, it even detects which browser the client is using and generates appropriate HTML, so you dont even have to worry about compatibility across different browsers).

.NET is VERY fast and efficient (up to 15 times faster than VB6) and GREAT for making games (DirectX9 will be on the .NET platform)!

Other companies are even making versions of the .NET framework for Linux (This would allow your .NET assemblies, whether their written with C++, C#, or VB, to run on Linux)! Check out www.go-mono.com

Whatever anyone else says, .NET is definately here to stay for a long time to come!

He was being sarcastic I think you will find

[Hu Flung Dung]

Originally posted by Nucleus
I wonder what would happen, if u disregarded the 1st and last sentences I wrote, and just looked at the middle paragraph

Your implying that its only good for professional use! I'm trying to point out that its great even for the amature programmer, who likes to make games and stuff!

He was being sarcastic I think you will find

Really? Ayecharumba! Shows just how think-headed I really am! Sorry!

[Slow_Learner]

Although this doesn't have anything to do with the original question, as a beginner programmer I have to say that VB .NET has been far far easier to learn than VB6.

[Serge]

.NET offers way more flexibility then conentional VB (VB6 or earlier).

Conventional VB was object-based language and never an OO language. Because of this limitation, it also forced many vb programmers to adopt very bad habbits. Since .NET is a totally new paradigm, it seems harder for vb programmers to adjust to it.
But after a while you will realize that it brings a lot more to the table. Surely, with all features in .NET comes a price - new learning curve

Regards,

Serge

[Electroman]

Is it actually possible for me to upgrade from VB6 Enterprise to VB.NET Pro or even standard cos I don't think im going to be able to afford all this upgrading.
If I do go down/up to VB.NET Pro i'm going to loss these neat enterprise tools and stuff tho won't I?
I really enjoy programming in VB but if it means spending a fortune on upgrades I might be forced to use C++.NET more instead,which isnt as fun but is more powerful.

[Electroman]

I wos looking at the MS website and is it right that there is only VB.NET standard and the advatages of pro and enterprise is only for Vis. Studio?

[Hawk]

Here are some of the useful thing that I find with .Net.

Use the new feature "View - Tab Order"
'-------------------------------------------------
Identifier's Name are no longer 255 max but now can be up to 16383
'-------------------------------------------------
Constant -
Decimal - D
Double - R
Integer - I
Long - L
Short - S
Single - F
'-------------------------------------------------
Option Explicit = Must declare data
Option Strict = Data type must match
'-------------------------------------------------
FormatCurrency = Data type will be String - two decimal place as default
FormatNumber
FormatPercent
FormatDateTime(ExpressionToFormat, NamedFormat)
'-------------------------------------------------
Try
statement that may cause error
Catch [VariableName as ExceptionType]
statements for action when esxception occurs
Finally
statments that always execute before exit of Try block
End Try

ExceptionType:
InvalidCastException - Failure of a conversion function, such as CINT or CDEC. Usually blank or nonnumeric data.
ArithmeticException - A calculation error, such as division by zero or overflow of a variable.
System.IO.EndofStreamException - Failure of an input or output operation such as reading from a file.
OutOfMemoryException - Not enough memory to create an object.
Exception - Generic
'-------------------------------------------------
TextToUpper
TextToLower
ControlChar.CrLf
Debug.WriteLine
New to the VS IDE, you can clear the Output window. Right-Click in the window and choose CLEAR ALL.

[Madboy]

Electroman, your PC's rule!

[Electroman]

Originally posted by Madboy
Electroman, your PC's rule!

Thanx mate. Rather off topic mind but thanx.
I've actually upgraded since then and have another PC with high specs sitting next to in in a similar case, except a bit better . New PC has two bubble tubes on the front with beam lights inside that change color . Haven't put pics up of it yet though. Would show you a picture but I ca't find me camera at the moment. Been looking for it for 2 days now .

[Electroman]

Just uploaded a pic of the bubble tube thing...

I found me camera but its acting up in unnatural light so I'm gonna find the other camera in the house and put some pics on me site soon .

[Madboy]

GR8

You must know quite a bit of computers, do you build them yourself?

And how much would your current PC be worth do you know? And where might one find some cheap pc's, im stuck with my dad's old 4 year old one, Ancient - just like him

Might drop down the toon later, rob your house (Newcastle playing tonight, should be good)

Cya mate

[Electroman]

I built my current one from just parts off the net yeah.
Case from: www.GladiatorComputers.com
Most of the rest was from: www.Insight.com/uk/
All together it was a bit over £1,600. That included a KVM switch so that I didn't need to buy a new KeyBoard, Mouse or Monitor (and add expense to injury ).
This PC is a dream though:
3GHz with Hyperthreading on
2GB DDR RAM 400MHz (Duel Channel)
Two HDD, One 80GB Western, One 160GB SATA Baraccuda
DVD-RW/CD-RW/ect... Combo
Creative GeForce 5 FX5900 128MB (weakest component in the box )
Audigy 2 ZS
All on a crackin GigaByte 8KNXP Ultra Motherboard

You should check out that Gladiators, I used to live near their warehouse shop. I got my old case by popin in one day and they'd just recieved a couple of them to see how they sold & I bought one stright away . They get some pretty good cases in.
For modding you might want to try: www.ExtremeCooling.co.uk .