Why VB beta 2 Only? Has MS Gone Bonkers?

[keystone_paul]

I do plan on designing the web browser with visual basic, but if I distribute it, only people with Windows PC's can use it.

You do realise that .Net (and hence VB) is strictly speaking only for Windows? You can use Mono to run .Net applications on some other platforms but it is not 100% compatible with all aspects of the .Net framework.

If you truly want cross-platform compatibility you may be better off writing it in Java or some other language.

[DarkPhoenix]

You do realise that .Net (and hence VB) is strictly speaking only for Windows? You can use Mono to run .Net applications on some other platforms but it is not 100% compatible with all aspects of the .Net framework.

If you truly want cross-platform compatibility you may be better off writing it in Java or some other language.

Er.. your right.. I was thinking if I wasn't going to use the IE engine it wouldn't matter thinking that .Net only had to do with the engine workings and not the shell.. but thats not the case is it.. .Net is part of/built into the VB tool even for the shell.

I suppose that's why webkit32 used 2005 - Pre-Net . EDIT: Just found out 2005 used .Net also.. Hmm then they must have gotten around this somehow. I am getting my info from here: http://webkit.org/building/tools.html - On this site they aren't calling it webkit32 just webkit, but they do tell you how to build webkit for use with VB 2005.

I would have to use VB 2005 then. Darn. Well.. Umm.. How is the graphics and functionality of the stuff you can make with VB 2005? Is it nice enough as to not bug me appearance wise if I went that route? ( you know.. I wanted to use VB 2008 for the slickest app with the most functionality I could make.) Hmm would it even be compatible with Vista and Win 7? ( I use win 7 Ultimate 64 bit)