Which VB to buy? VB users please respond! - Page 3

SailFL

I am thinking of buying a copy of VB but which one. The MS site does not
help.

The newer versions look like VB2005 and VBNet. But they look like they
maybe the same thing but with a different name. Is VB2005 only available in
Beta? I tried to find a place on MS site to buy and I kept getting VB2003
NET or some thing like that.

So I would appreicate some input from the people that are using VB.

Thanks
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SailFL

Nov 21 '05

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Bob Powell [MVP]

..NET is not a language but an operating system layer that encapsulates vast
amounts of code and classes that make developing complex and interconnected
programs easier. Having done it the hard way myself I can attest to the fact
that creating an application with database interaction and connectivity is
much easier.

The .NET framework is "managed" which is to say that the execution of code
is kept under strict control by the system and many problems that were
present in older programming systems have gone away. There is an emphasis on
security and connectivity.

The framework has several languages that can be used side by side. The main
ones are C++, C# and Visual Basic with Visual J++ and a bunch of third-party
languages such as Python, COBOL and so-on available too.

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How is .Net different than other languages? Can some one explain that to
me???
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SailFL
"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" wrote:
"SailFL" <Sa****@discuss ions.microsoft. com> schrieb:
> The newer versions look like VB2005 and VBNet. But they look like they
> maybe the same thing but with a different name. Is VB2005 only
> available
> in
> Beta? I tried to find a place on MS site to buy and I kept getting
> VB2003
> NET or some thing like that.

IIRC there will be a Professional edition containing VB.NET only
reintroduced.

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M S Herfried K. Wagner
M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
V B <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>

Nov 21 '05 #21

Chris Dunaway

When referring to VS2003 or VS2005, .Net is not synonymous with
internet development. It refers to the .Net framework which must be
installed to run any programs developed with VS2003/5 (unless you use
unmanaged C++).

VS2003/5 is capable of producing both internet and Windows desktop
applications.

Nov 21 '05 #22

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