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- From: Paul Morrison <rxhead@entertain.com>
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- Subject: Re: "SHOULD I DUMP VISUAL BASIC?"
- Date: Fri, 26 Jan 1996 07:57:20 -0700
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- charles stoyer wrote:
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- Sorry, I took the bait! VB is a real language also. I would invite you to spend a little time with the
- IDE and see just how powerful this "non-real" language is! Add Desaware SpyWorks control and I am happily
- doing many things you will do with C++. VB is not the BASIC that you are thinking. And VB ain't in
- Kansas anymore. It has grown to be a very useful and productive language for a variety of different
- applications.
-
- >
- > BASIC stands for "Beginners All-purpose ? Interpretive Code"
- > and that scares the living hell out of me. I have been a
- > FORTRAN programmer for about 25 years, and have had Visual C++
- > (with Fortran Power Station) for 2 weeks. C++ is a real
- > language. I would go that route (well, I am going that route).
- > The Wizard does most of the coding for you. Debug tools are
- > great.
- >
- > Depends on what you want to do: "speed costs, son, how fast do
- > you wanna go?"
-
- Yes speed costs and I will have my app done a heck of a lot quicker than you will with C++. So I guess
- speed will cost your clients!
-
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