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- From: ute@feinde2.ftc.nrcs.usda.gov (Ute R. Willmore)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.basic.misc,alt.lang.basic
- Subject: Visual C++ vs Visual Basic
- Date: 19 Jan 1996 16:22:18 GMT
- Organization: USDA-SCS NHQ in Fort Collins
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- Please note: This message is cross-posted to the C++ and basic group (or
- at least I will try to cross post this thing).
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- I have been asked to evaluate Visual Basic versus Visual C++ for future
- development needs in this shop. Since I have never seen either, I thought
- the net might be able to give me some input.
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- Background info:
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- We are currently running under UNIX, using C, Informix, and Vermont Views (and
- don;t worry if you never even heard of that User interface developers tool ;-)).
- Over the past few years we have developed an umbrella software system used in
- field office around the country for all kinds of conservation efforts.
- Since this software runs under UNIX, it is currently not easy for individual
- farmers to have access to the software or the database.
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- So now people are thinking of moving to a Windows (95 or NT) environment. Since
- the umbrella siftware system can not be moved to a PC (It's too big), we would
- would allow individuals to download parts of the whole system, run it on their
- PC along with down loaded data, and later they could upload the data back to
- the central system.
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- Database engine would be either Informix on both the UNIX and the DOS side, or
- Informix for the UNIX side and MS-Access on the dos side. The question is:
- What would be the better screen development tool, Visual Basic or Visual C++?
- Keep in mind that we are a shop with alot of VERY experienced C programmers,
- which has me leaning towards C++.
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- What do you think?
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- Please, reply by follow-up post, e-mail to uwillmore@ftc.nrcs.usda.gov or
- by e-mail to kcarpenter@ftc.nrcs.usda.gov.
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- Thanks
-
- Ute
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