[dba-VB] Renaming DBA-VB

I concur...
Went exactly the same path as William, 1st .net project in VB since then
C# exclusively.
Amazing how many clients with bugger all experience in Dev specify C# as
well...


cheers 


Michael M


...what many here apparently don't yet understand Gustav, is just how
easy and rewarding the transition from vb.net (even vba) to c# really is
in the dot.net environment ...I was a long time vba developer who got
pushed into asp.net work by a client and automatically defaulted to
using vb.net ...but so many of the samples and tutorials were posted in
both vb.net and C# that it became quickly evident that it was mostly
just syntax differences ...and minor ones at that ...and more and more
of the samples/tutorials I was really interested in were available only
in c#  because vb.net simply could not do it as well if at all.

...my vote goes to dba.net on the simple basis that most questions posed
in either .net language can be readily addressed by any one experienced
in either ...besides which the free translators available have become
quite adept at going to from either language.

...imnsho, dba.programming will suffer the same fate as dba.vb has but
for exactly the opposite reason.

...my 2 cents, worth exactly what it cost you.

William

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gustav Brock" <Gustav at cactus.dk>
To: <dba-vb at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 3:27 AM
Subject: Re: [dba-VB] Renaming DBA-VB


> Hi John et al
>
> That covers pretty much my opinion.
> However, the new name isn't important too me, I just found VB(6) too 
> restricted. I don't think anyone would be offended by a post on Java, 
> Python or any other language, even VBScript - in fact I would welcome
it - 
> it's just that the audience with a relevant knowledge is quite limited
so 
> response would probably be low. But could we develop an audience for,
say, 
> Ruby On Rails it would be great. Even though we here at Cactus Data
have 
> decided for Visual Studio and C#, I would at least browse such
postings 
> because of the relevance to databases and because you can always learn

> something.
>
> In fact, one of the strengths of our lists is the members' broad 
> background often supported by solid experience from real life, and we 
> should encourage any step to maintain this.
>
> /gustav
>
>>>> jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com 23-10-2007 00:29 >>>
> This really isn't about the Access list.  That will remain named as it
is 
> I
> presume.  The discussion is about renaming the VB list to embrace a
wider
> audience.
>
> It is my opinion that we should not cast too wide a net or we will end
up
> attracting people for every platform under the sun and they will soon 
> leave
> because there is no support available for their respective platform.
>
> I thought we should simply widen the target to include the .Net
platform,
> specifically VB.Net.  The list is currently VB oriented, and widening
the
> scope to include VB.Net (which is a large percentage of the current 
> traffic)
> would be entirely appropriate.
>
> Just my opinion.
>
> John W. Colby
> Colby Consulting
> www.ColbyConsulting.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Michael R
Mattys
> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 6:21 PM
> To: dba-vb at databaseadvisors.com
> Subject: Re: [dba-VB] Renaming DBA-VB
>
> I'm not interested in .Net anything, right now.
>
> I guess you're saying that both PHP and Ruby on Rails are irrelevant
when 
> it
> comes to Access?
>
> Michael R. Mattys
> MapPoint & Access Dev
> www.mattysconsulting.com
>
>
>
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