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  1. Nov 14th, 2006, 02:29 PM #1
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    ok I have a question.. is Vb 2005 Express the best thing to make programs in??? like the most features and the easiest to use???? I have heard a lot about VB6 and VB5... what is the difference???? do you have to pay for them???
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  2. Nov 14th, 2006, 02:33 PM #2
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    Re: Is VB 2005 Express the best???

    it depends...... on what you want to do ........ VBExpress is great for learning..... nad for doing small dev with....... but for big apps....... you will need........... something stronger.

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    Re: Is VB 2005 Express the best???

    ok so what you are saying then is what I have now is the best??? right?? because all I want to do is make small programs...
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    Re: Is VB 2005 Express the best???

    Whichever language you have best command on would do for you.


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    Re: Is VB 2005 Express the best???

    At the end of the day, getting the full product is expensive when the free version does what you need. It's just good economic sense
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    Re: Is VB 2005 Express the best???

    C# Express is the best
    I code C#....
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    Re: Is VB 2005 Express the best???

    Quote Originally Posted by atrglock
    ok so what you are saying then is what I have now is the best??? right?? because all I want to do is make small programs...
    VB.Net 2005 Express is for beginners and/or hobbyists. It's a nice product but quite limited. If you are professional programmer then you will need full product which is expencive btw.
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    Re: Is VB 2005 Express the best???

    which is why it is best to persuade the company you work for that it is in their interest to get VS2005. There are many different editions so do your homework beforehand to see which is best for you
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    Re: Is VB 2005 Express the best???

    Here is a full product comparison between all current versions:

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/products/compare/

    Just use the one that is best for what you are going to use it for.
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    Re: Is VB 2005 Express the best???

    Quote Originally Posted by Valleysboy1978
    which is why it is best to persuade the company you work for that it is in their interest to get VS2005. There are many different editions so do your homework beforehand to see which is best for you
    If company is looking toward new technology then it's "in their interest to get VS2005" full product to begin with... So, how can Express be "best" ?
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    Re: Is VB 2005 Express the best???

    ok I get the idea... oh btw about being a professional programmer??? no... well not yet that is... I am 14 and want to make some programs that people can use..... So far all the things I want to make 2005 Express can't do... and I don't have money right now to get something..... so anyway I will just keep trying... :-D
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    Re: Is VB 2005 Express the best???

    Quote Originally Posted by atrglock
    ...So far all the things I want to make 2005 Express can't do...
    ... and those things are ... ??? ...
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    Re: Is VB 2005 Express the best???

    video over lays... like a green screen.....
    I want to do a lot with videos... like have someone open a movie file and then add some stuff on the avi and save it.... and a few other things....
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    Re: Is VB 2005 Express the best???

    oh and key frame... like with movie stuff.. you can key frame pictures..... and one thing I wanted to do is to be able to key frame text...
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    Re: Is VB 2005 Express the best???

    I think that Express could do that... the problem is that the code you need to write would be complex (no more complex than in the 'full' versions).
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    Re: Is VB 2005 Express the best???

    It sounds like a lot of fun... Good luck to you.
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    Re: Is VB 2005 Express the best???

    I think SI is right...

    Anyway, if you live in the States then you may want to check out School of Visual Arts - it's in NY and they have FILM AND VIDEO course.
    I don't know if it's affordable for your family but looks like @ the age of 14 you already know what you want to do so I would at least visit their site...

    Best of luck kid.
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  21. Nov 17th, 2006, 10:05 AM #19
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    Re: Is VB 2005 Express the best???

    well I am getting a book this week on VB hoping to learn more about it and coding.... thx for the encouragement...
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