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- From: vlad@gramercy.ios.com (Vlastimil Adamovsky)
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- Subject: Re: "SHOULD I DUMP VISUAL BASIC?"
- Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 04:15:00 GMT
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- scottv@cstone.net (Scott) wrote:
-
- >Remember that software developement is big task which includes the pain
- >stacking customization of the interface ... C++ does not allow for easy and
- >fast customizing of interfaces that enviroments like Delpi and VB support.
-
- You really should not need any language at all in order to be able to
- create GUI. We do have persistency, which in this case can complely
- replace programing.
- Still, I think VB has a great future.
-
- >A misunderstood fact about pcode in VB is that it must be so slow because
- >each instruction must be interpretted. One statement in VB may be the
- >equivalent of 100 statements in C++
-
- May be or may be not. The statements are internaly only functions.
- Thus, if you do your homework, you can write shorter programs with C++
- than with VB.
-
- >We are putting the finishing touches on a training package that currently has
- >full screen full motion video. The video contains actors that can be touched
- >using a touch screen or a mouse - these movie real life actors are tracked
- >dynamically to determine who got touched. The program simulates a party at
- >the ambassadors party in paris where you can interact with people in real
- >time. The entire program is based in Visual Basic attached to an Access 2.0
- >database using a handful of VBX controls. you would never think that Visual
- >Basic was used to develope the package ... and the time saving was unreal
- >compared to full developement in C++.
-
- You should not forget that you probably used VB only as a "shell"
- programming language. In what language is everything really
- implemented? I agree that VB is very good in putting all those pieces
- together.
-
- >This is not comparison to go to VB over C++, but never underestimate the
- >power of a software package...Use the right tool for the right job. Which in
- >many cases is several packages for mixed language developement.
- In the most cases.
- Yes you should avoid to be tied only to one particular language.
- In Europe, people usually speak 3-4 languages. Only those people can
- be more succesful than those speaking only one language
-
-
- I agree with your points...
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- * Vlastimil Adamovsky *
- * Smalltalk, C++ and Envelop development *
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