VB6 Section Reopened - New rule in effect

halojunkie · Jan 6, 2008

Then how can people test my new client? I have it so it updates worlds when it loads. It's really my best work yet

Jazz00006 · Jan 6, 2008

halojunkie said:
Then how can people test my new client? I have it so it updates worlds when it loads. It's really my best work yet

It was a joke. I don't make the rules here @ sythe. Hell, I probably disobey half of them.

Don't look @ me for an answer, ask someone higher up.

-Pyro- · Jan 15, 2008

I cant even find anywhere to get VB 6. all i can find are service packs or vb 6 with a virus.

Jazz00006 · Jan 15, 2008

Ever tried buying a product? (Or even trying to use a newer version?)

You might want to if you haven't already. It's well worth the satisfaction, knowing you help pay for a programmers food that s/he needs to live in order to create more programs that you like so much.

gibsondude · Jan 30, 2008

Stuart said:
I said move on as in move to VB2005 or 2008, 6 is outdated the only reason dumbasses like you use it is because there are a ton of examples already out there and you don't want to code anything yourself.

Nobody aggrees with you, VB6 is awesome ive tried all 3 i like vb6 the best

Faskist · Feb 8, 2008

Markizano said:
When I started, my first language was VB6 (regrettably; I should've started with VB.NET) and there were several things I wanted to do in code, but couldn't. VB.NET, in my opinion, is more complete because its Object-Oriented, which is the language that makes the money. In my personal opinion, VB.NET does everything VB6 couldn't/can't. For those IT Professionals to-be or those that want to have command of a language that has functionality way beyond the bounds of VB6, turn to VB.NET.
If you're just wanting to learn how to code because you heard about it and think its kewl, start with a language that will actually DO something for you in the future. VB6 is hardly used in businesses because people find it more efficient to program with an Object-Oriented mentality.
There's my 2cents...

Object-orientation is not a language, it is a way of keeping things flexible. VB is useless anyway in the real world, and your first projects should be in ANY language you understand. Even COBOL or Intercal can teach you to think like a computer.

kekeb · Feb 25, 2008

Vb.net and control arrays... ;(

jdsfighter · Feb 26, 2008

You can use control arrays in vb.net, it is just really lengthy in code and very inconvenient.

Swan · Aug 29, 2008

gibsondude said:
Nobody aggrees with you, VB6 is awesome ive tried all 3 i like vb6 the best

VB6 is terrible AND outdated. I agree with him - I probably had this oppinion before him.

.Net is far better in terms of both code standards and features. If you can't realise this, then you're an idiot hands down.

I'm laughing because people are picking at the fact that "omfg I can't use control arrays!" - Long story short, there are more effective ways of doing the same thing, so Microsoft removed the useless features. Good on them.

That's my little half-rant for the day. Topic hasn't had any replies in a while, but I feel like saying my part.

Edit: With regards to the bytecode that .Net uses, hear this - Windows comes packaged with .Net now anyway.