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

Max Wanadoo max.wanadoo at gmail.com
Tue Mar 16 08:12:00 CDT 2010


ROTL

Won't make any difference.  You are simply wrong!

Live with it.

Max



On 16 March 2010 13:01, jwcolby <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> wrote:

> LOL, max your arguments are specious.
>
> Begin
>    VBA DOES USE THEM
> End
>
>
> John W. Colby
> www.ColbyConsulting.com <http://www.colbyconsulting.com/>
>
>
>  Max Wanadoo wrote:
> >> (X + Y) * (z^2-3)
> > because mathematical expression have nothing to do with coding....apples
> and
> > oranges.
> >
> > the brackets are necessary to ensure mathematically correct calculations
> but
> > if curly brackets were neecessary for code they would be present in every
> > code language - but they are not.  Why? because they are there for YOU
> and
> > for no other reason.  They are NOT necessary and we all know that VBA
> > doesn't use them, neither do tons of other languages.
> >
> > When the compilers say back to contemplate writing a new compiler they
> > clearly said "What can we do to make our C# language stand out and
> pretend
> > it is a cut above everybody elses's language?  I know, lets stick some
> curly
> > brackets in there - that will take up at least half a page of white space
> > and contribute nothing, but hey? It will confuse the life out of Joe
> Public
> > and we can make pretend that we are really intelligent"
> >
> >
> > If that is your comfort zone then so be it.  Just ask yourself this.
>  When I
> > sit down and "learn" a new language, what am I actually learning?  Is it
> how
> > to code? No, I can do that.  Is it how to structure algorithms?  No, I
> can
> > do that.  Is it to learn how to structure data? No, I can do that.  What
> is
> > it then?  Does it compile down to something extra stupendous?  Nay, it is
> > just about another way of doing the same thing.  If the langues doesn't
> > bring any REAL advantage then why bother?  Some languages are archaic and
> > cumbersom, some are slick and neat and some compile to executables and
> some
> > compile to p-code.  But if there is no real advantage of one over the
> other,
> > why bother and why waste your time, but most of all WHY PRETEND.
> >
> > Max
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