[RESOLVED] Save VB6 From it's slow death!

[Niya]

Oh God, not another one of these threads.

I know many .net folks cringe at the idea, but I'm we want to create native apps that are not bogged down with a huge framework of classes we don't need, and JIT compilation.

I won't even bother.

My apps are NOT business apps they control robotics and radio station automation where native apps just perform better because of constant hardware interaction...

VB6 would be a half measure at best. Just do it right and write the thing in C. That way you gain portability through all the various C compilers out there that target different platforms. We don't need to revive work on VB6 for this.

[axisdj]

Oh God, not another one of these threads.




I won't even bother.



VB6 would be a half measure at best. Just do it right and write the thing in C. That way you gain portability through all the various C compilers out there that target different platforms. We don't need to revive work on VB6 for this.

hello Niya,

I, by no means want to argue. And I know as you see it, I am an incompetent programmer, and that may be even though I have thousands of copies of my software sold worldwide that controls intelligent lighting in churches and nightclubs.

Having said that maybe you can help me with your wisdom on what IDE/Compiler I should move to. There are two reasons I stick with vb6, 1. I have 100k lines of code ( one person company), 2. I can do anything FAST. Can you recommend which direction I should go. I am completely open. I have trained and researched QT-QT Creator in the c++ realm. It is a bit of learning curve and the .cpp implementation and .h declaration seems like a waste of time where in vb6 I just declare and implement in the same place. Anyway I am willing to change, if the benefits are there. Please, if you can or want, tell me what they are.

Thanks

[Niya]

And I know as you see it, I am an incompetent programmer, and that may be even though I have thousands of copies of my software sold worldwide that controls intelligent lighting in churches and nightclubs.

Good for you mate. I make no pretense about knowing your level of skill as a programmer.

Having said that maybe you can help me with your wisdom on what IDE/Compiler I should move to. There are two reasons I stick with vb6, 1. I have 100k lines of code ( one person company), 2. I can do anything FAST. Can you recommend which direction I should go.

Then by all means stick with VB6. No need to make yet another ridiculous flamebait "VB6 is awesome, .Net sucks" threads which is what these threads eventually boil down to, thinly veiled emotional rants against the perceived injustice called .Net.

[axisdj]

Good for you mate. I make no pretense about knowing your level of skill as a programmer.



Then by all means stick with VB6. No need to make yet another ridiculous flamebait "VB6 is awesome, .Net sucks" threads which is what these threads eventually boil down to, thinly veiled emotional rants against the perceived injustice called .Net.

Thanks for the kind reply.

If I stick with vb6, I will need to fight as hard as I can to revive it's support, my entire livelihood depends on it, and arguing which language is better does not matter to me, only the years of code and work I put into my working and selling products.

WP

[dee-u]

I won't even bother.

You already bothered to reply.