[AccessD] Access/SQL

VB.NET is dead, dead, dead.
Everyone has moved to C#...much more elegant.
On Microsoft's new, most powerful webdev platform one can only use C#.
Recent stat from DICE.COM: 68 VB.NET openings vs. 162 C# openings....almost
3:1 !!!

Note: Even John Colby has moved over to C#.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
> Shamil Salakhetdinov
> Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 1:36 PM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access/SQL
>
> Mark,
>
> IMO C# + .NET Framework is the best ever general purpose
> development platform for business applications.
>
> I'm talking from my experience in development of business
> applications using PL/1, COBOL, Fortran (Fortran-77), Pascal,
> Delphi, C/C++, DataFlex, VBA, VB6, VB.NET, C#...
>
> One with good VB6/VBA development experience can start
> developing VB.NET business apps the next day/week provided
> they will get proper guidelines/help/tutoring...
>
> I have such examples as e.g. when I have got advanced MS
> Excel COM Add-in and converted it (just starting using VB.NET
> this day) to a VB.NET one within three days (10,000+ code
> lines) - it's nothing special - most of experienced VB6/VBA
> developers can do that.
>
> --
> Shamil
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark Simms
> Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 8:14 PM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access/SQL
>
> Visual Studio's flexibility, hugeness and the monolithic
> nature of the dot-net libraries allow it to build operating
> systems. And therein lies the
> problem: we are building BUSINESS applications.
> Big difference.
> I imagine if you use Visual Studio and dot-net every day for
> 12 hours/day for a couple of years, you can finally QUICKLY
> build business apps.
>
> >
> > Hi Mark
> >
> > True. I only do Access/VBA these days when maintaining code.
> > Working with Visual Studio is so challenging - in a
> positive way - and
> > so flexible and powerful that it runs away with you leaving
> no wish to
> > look back.
> >
> > /gustav
> >
>
>
>
>
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