Why migrate an application from VB6 to .NET

[Hennesey]

Hello all,

we have build a big application with VB6.

Now I prefer to migrate to .NET. Maybe step by step.

Therefore I'am looking for good arguments to persuade my boss.

So what are the most important reasons for migrating a application from
VB6 to .NET?

Thanks in advance.

Best regards.

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Cor Ligthert [MVP] <no************ @planet.nl> wrote:

As you write it is for me as saying that a *professional* carpenter limited
in his experience, when he tells that Stanley hammers and Stanley knives are
the "best" in that area, while there is so much more and cheaper on the
market that he has never used.
And there are also probably more expensive ones too, just as there are
IDEs which are more expensive than VS as well as cheaper ones.
There will be more good and maybe even for some better hammers and imitation
Stanley knives. However there is much more that is crape.

Your analogy seems to be implying that all other IDEs imitate VS.NET.
In practice, VS has been playing catch-up for a few years - how long do
you think refactoring has been around, for instance?

However, the important thing for me is that if X is better than Y, then
X can't be "the best ever", however many things there are worse than
it. I wouldn't say I was the best programmer in the world just because
there are worse ones, so why should you try to apply that logic to
IDEs?

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[Michael J. Ryan (tracker1)]

Jon Skeet [C# MVP] wrote:

I only picked up on it really because I've seen so many people touting
VS.NET (2003, not 2005) as "the best" IDE without having experience of
other modern IDEs.

Agreed, I've used a few different IDEs, and I actually like the VS2003
the best so far... haven't worked with 2005, but the "simplified " interface as
far as the name goes (for the standard, and express versions) kinda scares me
to be honest...

Also, for .net you can take a look at the #develop idea at
www.icsharpcode.com, it's pretty nice, doesn't really do web projects, but has
some nifty features that even VS doesn't have.

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[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Michael J. Ryan (tracker1) <tr******@no.sp am--theroughnecks--
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Jon Skeet [C# MVP] wrote:

I only picked up on it really because I've seen so many people touting
VS.NET (2003, not 2005) as "the best" IDE without having experience of
other modern IDEs.

Agreed, I've used a few different IDEs, and I actually like the VS2003
the best so far... haven't worked with 2005, but the "simplified " interface as
far as the name goes (for the standard, and express versions) kinda scares me
to be honest...

I think you've misread my posts. VS.NET 2003 is horribly clunky
compared with Eclipse.

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[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

Jon,

You get forever more out of my messages than I in advance had even thought
about or have ever written in it.

And there are also probably more expensive ones too, just as there are
IDEs which are more expensive than VS as well as cheaper ones.

There will be more good and maybe even for some better hammers and
imitation
Stanley knives. However there is much more that is crape.
Your analogy seems to be implying that all other IDEs imitate VS.NET.
In practice, VS has been playing catch-up for a few years - how long do
you think refactoring has been around, for instance?

No I did not, I told you that I have used a kind of IDE before that
Microsoft exist so impossible that I told that it was an imitate of VS.Net
(read my replys better next time).
However, the important thing for me is that if X is better than Y, then
X can't be "the best ever", however many things there are worse than
it. I wouldn't say I was the best programmer in the world just because
there are worse ones, so why should you try to apply that logic to
IDEs?

*The best ever* is a real personal (subjective) expirience you can use an
election and even than you have forever very time related choose and miss
even by instance the death persons or the ones who are not yet born opinion.

So when I write "the best ever" than is it my personal opinion. If you
disagree that with me, feel free, if you think that you know better what is
"the best ever", than you have to be a ............... ...............

Just my thought,

Cor