William Hindman
wdhindman at dejpolsystems.com
Sat Nov 14 20:34:57 CST 2009
...much as I want to focus on C#, I have to admit that a good share of my income is based on my ability to produce results with css, JavaScript, asp. Net, and sql ...and of course I still do vba when the client insists. William -------------------------------------------------- From: "Stuart McLachlan" <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg> Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 8:43 PM To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> Subject: Re: [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 >> >> <<< snip >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >> signature >> database 4608 (20091114) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >> >> http://www.esetnod32.ru >> >> >> -- >> AccessD mailing list >> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> -- >> AccessD mailing list >> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >