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

True Drew!

Also some of the other guys on here...amazing...First for me...I am seldom
in agreement with many of the Listers.

At the end of the day, a "language" is a way for me to write "code" to
implement the decisions made using "my PDL examples" which are designed to
implement the agreed "flow" of the "algorithm" in support of the "data
structures". (My PDL guru was Dijkstra BTW)

Which language I choose is determined by many factors but amongst those are
"ease of use and learning" and "readability and mainenance".

Within the concepts of a "general  programming language" and assuming that a
language does what is necessary and outputs the results in a consistent and
machine-implementable way (IOW cet par) then I will opt for the one that
meets those objectives.

If it could be shown (to me) that one language had a definitive advantage in
a meaningful way over another language then I would go for it. (Not talking
about specialist language but general mainstream ones).

To go for the latest "fad of the day" because it has nice curly hair with a
cute kiss-curl over one eye and which can be likened to "helping hands" to
comfort and embrace falls somewhat short of reasoned argument.

I will stick with VBA and Powerbasic to meet my current  needs and hey,
guess what, short learning curve = more productivity!

Max


 

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Drew Wutka
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 4:52 PM
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

Max, you and I are rarely in such close proximity of agreement, I'm probably
going to make this a red letter day! ;)

Drew

-----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 3:24 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

Yeah, but only if you are a dim wit and think that the  great being in the
sky is leaning down to help you.

Two helping hands to deliver  you into obscurity and confusion more like it.

Max
 

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Shamil
Salakhetdinov
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 6:38 AM
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

Hi Dan --

You can imagine curly braces as being two open helping hands - 

- left - 

{ 

and

- right - 

}

:)

If you're only starting using VB.NET then try C# instead - you'll never look
back...

I have been programming fluently on VB(A) for 10+ years (and before that I
have used (macro) Assemblers, FORTRAN, PL/1, COBOL, PASCAL, C/C++ etc.
in
many projects) - VB(A) and VB.NET look so "weird" for me now...

Thank you.

--
Shamil

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Dan Waters
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 2:45 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

Hi Shamil,

Well - I'm just getting started with VB.  I think those curly braces are
weird and off putting!

I do believe that VB.Net will be preferred over time - all other things
being equal the easy path is the one more trodden!

Dan

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Shamil
Salakhetdinov
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 3:52 PM
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

Hi Dan --

<<<
...because it's easier to read...
>>>
Well what of the following code lines is easier to read/understand/code for
a (beginner) programmer?:

string line = "test";

or

dim line as string = "test"

IMO (just IMO) defining a string variable named 'line' with initial value
equal to "test" is directly translated to C#'s code line:

string line = "test";

but not to a VB.NET one...

And there could be found many samples like that one above, more complicated
samples, which will highlight "one-to-one" correspondence between C# coding
and algorithmic specifications...

IMO (just IMO, I'm not trying to start a discussion here) C# is more
straightforward and laconic, and is expected to become "preferred"
programming language over time...

Thank you :)

--
Shamil

<<<snip >>>


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