> VB is for rookies, learn a decent language. C#, Delphi or Java

> VB is for rookies, learn a decent language. C#, Delphi or Java

> I agree, using semi-colons instead of enter makes it so much easier to
> program.

> Then there is the 'end' statements. As if "End Class" is that much clearer
> than scrolling up and finding the matching bracket.

> And who in their right mind would create a language that treated
> DBConnection and dbconnection as the same variable? They are obviously
> spelled differently. If I don't manually type the capitals, I don't want
> some know-it-all IDE changing it for me.

> Just look at how sloppy their switch statements are...
>     Select Case X
>         Case is <= 0
>             //code
>         Case 1, 3
>             //code
>         Case 2,  4 to 10
>             //code
>         Case Else
>             //code
>     End Select
> Not only are they putting different values on one line, they are putting
> whole ranges in a case. They aren't even using colons ( : ), let alone
break
> statements.

> And don't get me started on the WithEvents syntax. If they are too lazy to
> manually add and remove event handlers, they have no business programming.

> Sure C# takes a lot more effort to get the same results as VB, but we can
> say with pride that we worked hard to get to where we are. VB is just for
> lazy programmers who care more about 'productivity' and "just getting the
> job done" than elegance. They simply can't appreciate a well written
program
> with all the brackets lined up and all the event handlers correctly
> registered.

> --
> Jonathan Allen
> Typical C programmer

> > C# is the way to go. Visual Basic and Visual C++ are going to die at the
> end
> > of the road. C# is the future..

> > VB is for rookies, learn a decent language. C#, Delphi or Java

> C# and C++ are for lazy programmers.  Every real programmer uses COBOL
punch
> cards.  Dah!

> I mean common, a real programmer knows how to keep stacks and stacks of
> cards in order for the machines to read.  People with keyboards and mice
are
> lazy.

> -V-
> Original COBOL Programmer

> > > VB is for rookies, learn a decent language. C#, Delphi or Java

> > I agree, using semi-colons instead of enter makes it so much easier to
> > program.

> > Then there is the 'end' statements. As if "End Class" is that much
clearer
> > than scrolling up and finding the matching bracket.

> > And who in their right mind would create a language that treated
> > DBConnection and dbconnection as the same variable? They are obviously
> > spelled differently. If I don't manually type the capitals, I don't want
> > some know-it-all IDE changing it for me.

> > Just look at how sloppy their switch statements are...
> >     Select Case X
> >         Case is <= 0
> >             //code
> >         Case 1, 3
> >             //code
> >         Case 2,  4 to 10
> >             //code
> >         Case Else
> >             //code
> >     End Select
> > Not only are they putting different values on one line, they are putting
> > whole ranges in a case. They aren't even using colons ( : ), let alone
> break
> > statements.

> > And don't get me started on the WithEvents syntax. If they are too lazy
to
> > manually add and remove event handlers, they have no business
programming.

> > Sure C# takes a lot more effort to get the same results as VB, but we
can
> > say with pride that we worked hard to get to where we are. VB is just
for
> > lazy programmers who care more about 'productivity' and "just getting
the
> > job done" than elegance. They simply can't appreciate a well written
> program
> > with all the brackets lined up and all the event handlers correctly
> > registered.

> > --
> > Jonathan Allen
> > Typical C programmer

> > > C# is the way to go. Visual Basic and Visual C++ are going to die at
the
> > end
> > > of the road. C# is the future..

> > > VB is for rookies, learn a decent language. C#, Delphi or Java

> Will they be impressed... APL code makes C++ code look like it's for
> wusses... <bg>.

> (apologies to APL fans, APL does avoid the prehistoric customs of C, like
> curly braces to delimit everything!)

> regards
> Richard.

> Juan

> > I'm waiting for these guys who haven't seen anything but C++, C-sharp
and
> a
> > tiny bit of VB to finally see something like APL.

> > Will they be impressed... APL code makes C++ code look like it's for
> > wusses... <bg>.

> > (apologies to APL fans, APL does avoid the prehistoric customs of C,
like
> > curly braces to delimit everything!)

> > regards
> > Richard.