[dba-VB] Recent Discussion from MS on VB.Net and C# in VS 2010

Hi Max --

Programming language variables' etc. case sensitivity used with generally
approved naming conventions is more "KISSful" approach IMO (just IMO) - the
following declarations:

1) string _temp;
2) string temp;
3) string Temp;

are all different, and easily distinguished when referred from the code -
they (IMO just IMO) can't be a source of obscure errors in good programmers'
hands. They in fact help as they make programming language more expressfull
using minimal "expression tools" - case sensitivity - as natural languages
do...

"ADA fiasco" you mentioned was not caused (IMO just IMO) by ADA syntax but
by insufficient (unit) testing - in VB(A)/VB.NET you can easily get similar
kinds of errors if you'll use late binding or Eval() or Run() without good
(unit) testing...

"Curly braces" - { ... } - they are my best friends now - "helping hands" as
I have already noted enclosing/keeping/scoping code blocks or properties',
methods', ... code lines...

Thank you.

--Shamil  {^;^}

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Max Wanadoo
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 5:53 AM
To: 'Discussion concerning Visual Basic and related programming issues.'
Subject: Re: [dba-VB] Recent Discussion from MS on VB.Net and C# in VS 2010

Except for one thing  Jim,

Where you program in, say C# where strTemp is different to StrTemp and is
diffent again to strtemp etc, there is tons of scope for errors, but in
logic and in implementation.

Remember the ADA fiasco some years back on the Appollo flights (I think it
was) where a trailing ; was omitted?  The spacecraft is still orbiting
somewhere over norther Nebraska.

Stick with the language which obviates these sort of errors.  Simple pure
text in English. Forget curly braces and obscurity of "the chosen  word".
KISS and keep it correct, readable, maintainable  (even if not documented).



Max


 

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 8:07 PM
To: dwaters at usinternet.com; 'Discussion concerning Visual Basic and related
programming issues.'
Subject: Re: [dba-VB] Recent Discussion from MS on VB.Net and C# in VS 2010

Your language choice has simply become irrelevant. There is no performance
gain or AFAIK feature gain from what ever CLI language you choose... so what
ever works is my motto...and if you are running your own business who cares?

..and if a client wants to see one code type over the other there are always
code translators. Here is a link to one of many:
http://www.carlosag.net/Tools/CodeTranslator I make no claim that it does a
good job but neither does VS and apps like DNN but it compiles so who cares?

Jim

 

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Dan Waters
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 6:35 AM
To: 'Discussion concerning Visual Basic and related programming issues.'
Subject: [dba-VB] Recent Discussion from MS on VB.Net and C# in VS 2010

http://blogs.msdn.com/scottwil/archive/2010/03/09/vb-and-c-coevolution.aspx

This is pretty good info - I think.  It looks like the functionality
differences between the two languages from now on will be inconsequential.
For that reason, I'm going to predict that over time VB.Net will become the
preferred language - just because it's easier to start with because it's
easier to read.

Dan



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