[AccessD] Access/SQL

Not just in the future.  Many of us have to be multilingual today.

In my current projects I am using  Access VBA, SQL, PB, HTML/CSS, Javascript and PHP 
(and if I really need power, I can embed Assembler in the PB components)   

-- 
Stuart

On 14 Nov 2009 at 17:28, Rocky Smolin wrote:

> Sheesh!! You gotta be multi-lingual? 
> 
> I think I'll urge him to do something simpler and easier.  Like nuclear
> physics or brain surgery. 
> 
> Rocky
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Shamil
> Salakhetdinov
> Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 5:09 PM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access/SQL
> 
> <<<
> But what should he learn for the future?
> >>>
> JAVA, JavaScript, C#, Ruby, C/C++, Assembler, HTML, CSS...
> 
> Maybe he should better start/switch to C/C+ and Assembler - then the other
> languages from the above list will be relatively easy to learn and use for
> him...
> 
> <<<
> What's going to be the platform du jour in 5 years? 10 years?
> >>>
> No idea.
> 
> --
> Shamil
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
> Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 3:04 AM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access/SQL
> 
> Well, I'm so happy I waited to learn VB.NET.  It died while I was waiting.
> One vote for the procrastinators.
> 
> My kid is 13.  He's heavy into JAVA now.  But what should he learn for the
> future?  What's going to be the platform du jour in 5 years? 10 years?
> 
> Rocky
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Shamil
> Salakhetdinov
> Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 1:30 PM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access/SQL
> 
> Mark,
> 
> VB.Net is OK.
> I can use both C# and VB.NET interchangeably as many .NET developers do.
> But I do prefer C#.
> Nowadays in my development I'm using 99.99% of the time C# (for several
> years now).
> There are also F#, IronPython and IronRuby, which can be used on .NET
> development platform...
> Even more programming languages will come to .NET platform in the future...
> 
> Even Fortran can be used within .NET -
> http://www.codeproject.com/KB/net-languages/intro_fortran.aspx AFAIHF...
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> --
> Shamil
> 
> P.S. I'd guess "new powerful webdev platform" uses C# by default but you can
> always switch to VB.NET or use both...
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark Simms
> Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 11:59 PM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: Re: [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
> 
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