Gustav Brock
Gustav at cactus.dk
Sat Mar 13 11:33:26 CST 2010
Hi John and William And let us not forget to mention the fabulous implementing of IntelliSense which is driven to an extreme in Visual Studio. /gustav >>> jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com 13-03-2010 17:28 >>> I second pretty much everything William said, EXCEPT that I did not find C# syntax all that trivial to pick up. But like William I forced myself to do it and I am happy I did. John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com William Hindman wrote: > ...vb.net and c#.net are virtually identical in their capabilities ...only > the syntax is significantly different in the latest versions and you'll pick > that up fairly quickly ...learning the net framework is the major effort, > not the language you choose to work in ...I started in vb.net because the > syntax seemed more familiar but that's really an illusion since it's very > different from vba in reality ...I've since moved to forcing myself to work > in c#.net because 1) that's where the work is and 2) that's what ~70% or > more of the on-line responses and sample code are written in ...and I live > on sample code ...besides which, there are some very good (and free) on-line > translators between the two now ...if I were starting over in net I'd pass > on vb.net and go straight to c#.net > > ...if I recall correctly, you're an unbounder in Access and that will make > the transition to VS a lot simpler than it was for a bounder like me ...and > if you're learning by converting an existing Access app as I did, you can > use the current mdb be as your database while you learn VS, then learn SQL > Server once you've gotten past the major VS learning curve ...the conversion > to SS is pretty straight forward in VS. > > ...forms design paradigm in net is different than Access and takes more time > ...but once you get the hang of it, the framework allows virtually infinite > capabilities that Access can't begin to match ...as gustav mentioned, there > are literally dozens of ways to accomplish almost anything in net ...and > tools, tools, tools, and more tools ...which can be a pita until you work > out your own preferences ...I started with the express version and then > upgraded to VS2008 Pro ...and it looks like VS2010 is an even better product > ...I can't begin to tell you how much I like working in VS compared to > Access ...MS put a lot of their best talent into developing this product. > > ...dba runs a vb list that has really become a c# list of late even though > the name remains ...join and you'll find gustav, jc, and others you'll > recognize already there. > > William