Comments on: 3 Reasons Why VB6 is Dead

By: Me

Me — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:44:35 +0000

Hey man I am ..? was… as they say a VB6 guru
Do You think VB6 is dead …?
Do You think VB.net is dead ….?
Well I THINK MICROSOFT is dieing anyhow because it is simply fighting a loosing battle.
Microsoft has failed do be competitive anymore.
C#? .NET? well I say hell NO …. it is a waste of time just like anything coming out of Microsoft.
I think if someone wants a future in this line of work they should respect and not forget the lessons of the past in witch other giants have died.
The future for me is anything totay opened and portable and I think we are all waiting for that new ISO standard for a truly modern OS and Programing Language…. NOT going to happen any time soon,? Is It LOL !!!??
Mean time for me the future is Qt Python maybe JAVA but I wont waste my time again with Microsoft just like I did with VB6 and FoxPro Just so that MS can make money…
Seriously now people are getting smarter open source is getting better You are not going to be making any money in the future if your software won’t be able to run at the same time with similar performance on Linux, MacOSX, Windows7..8..?, BSD, AIX, SOLARIS and so on…
Microsoft IS dieing… stop wasting your time with Microsoft technologies they are simply obsolete.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:25:23 +0000

Window is now a bloated and a dead O/S, VB6 works better on linux under WinE. IPhone, Navman, tomtom and net books are the may to go in the future. Windows.NET is to fat to run on small devices and India is the hub of programmers. Programming a dead end unless you do it for a hobby for the Iphone.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:56:05 +0000

Don’t go near .Net or Windows Microsoft might kill it at any time. VB6 does works better under Linux with Wine better than Windows Vista or 7. Microsoft have killed themselves and there OS is not needed anymore because nothing works on it any more. Linux is everywhere Mobiles, TV, DVD Players and so on. Exempt for desktops and this is changing. MS-DOS on a new machine is better and faster than the new bloated Windows systems.

By: Kevin S Gallagher

Kevin S Gallagher — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:14:10 +0000

Staying with VB6 and not learning modern day programming languages is no different than putting a noose around your neck. I did a great deal in VB6 and Borland Delphi, loved them both but times have changed and I moved on. In regads to Nick’s comment, we have that here in my agency but 99.9% of these developers are developing in both VB6 for legacy apps and .NET for new solutions

By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:16:08 +0000

Hi,

One thing to consider about VB ghettos is the fact they are often staffed by people ‘kept’ in them by their employer and desperate to get out of them. The advice? If the employer won’t let you move on, learn C#/Java and go.

By: jfrankcarr

jfrankcarr — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 06:27:47 +0000

Hi Al,

As you can see I wrote that about a year and a half ago and I haven’t been updating this blog for a while. That’s because I’ve been busy learning and working with C#, I still use VB6 from time to time and VB.NET for our legacy apps but all the new stuff is C#.

By: Al Katawazi

Al Katawazi — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:09:32 +0000

It is pretty dead, I think if you know vb6 you should learn c# because I would almost contend that vb.net may be dead as well. The only reason it was kept around was to keep some obsolete syntax to make vb’ers feel better. If you are thinking about making the jump, just learn C# direct, much more work, and I would contend that it is easier to learn.