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- From: "Kiet T. Ly" <ktl@cais.com>
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.basic.misc,alt.lang.basic
- Subject: Re: Visual C++ vs Visual Basic
- Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1996 23:23:06 +0000
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- Ute R. Willmore wrote:
- >
- > Please note: This message is cross-posted to the C++ and basic group (or
- > at least I will try to cross post this thing).
- >
- > 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.
- >
- > Background info:
- >
- > 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.
- >
- > 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.
- >
- > 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++.
- >
- > What do you think?
- >
- > Please, reply by follow-up post, e-mail to uwillmore@ftc.nrcs.usda.gov or
- > by e-mail to kcarpenter@ftc.nrcs.usda.gov.
- >
- > Thanks
- >
- > Ute
- >
- > --
- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- >
- > Life is a game that must be played.
- > The rules of the games are known to us as the Laws of Nature.
- >
- > e-mail: uwillmore@ftc.nrcs.usda.gov
-
- Even your group knows C, it's still steep learning curved for you guys.
- You have to learn C++ + Windows + MFC Class library.
-
- I suggest VB for screen development tool. You will suprise how fast you
- will learn VB.
-
- KTL
-