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

Oh God, you joining in.  Trouble at mill!

Max



On 16 March 2010 13:39, William Hindman <wdhindman at dejpolsystems.com> wrote:

> ...dear god, its been soooooooooooooooooooooooo looooooooooooooooooooong
> since the last list rumble :)
>
> William
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Max Wanadoo" <max.wanadoo at gmail.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 9:12 AM
> To: "Discussion concerning Visual Basic and related programming issues."
> <dba-vb at databaseadvisors.com>
> Subject: Re: [dba-VB] Recent Discussion from MS on VB.Net and C# in VS 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/> <
> 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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