Learning VB.NET or any lang of .NET framework

[Guest vkraman]

Hi,

 

I read with interest the very long thread created by Ciaranreilly

on learning VB.NET under subject "VB6 -> Vb.Net...feeling pretty stupid..."

 

I wish to add that to learn any of the .NET based languages, one has to have the basic understanding of the underlying .NET framework. That should be the start point for learning .NET languages including VB.NET

 

As VBians, we should only feel ecstatic about VB having matured into a fully OO language.

 

The code module in VS.NET IDE for VB is now like VC++ ATL COM app wizard where lots of system generated code used to be. This is somewhat uneasy for hardcore VBians who adore the VB IDE. By keeping the system generated codes collapsed, one can somewhat get the feel of VB 6.0 code module.

 

Secondly, the number of dots. I quote with interest the MSDN VB 6.0 documentation

 

"To write the most efficient applications, minimize the use of dots when referencing an object. You can usually minimize the dots by analyzing the objects and methods available to you. To write the most efficient applications, minimize the use of dots when referencing an object. You can usually minimize the dots by analyzing the objects and methods available to you. " However, in .NET this is totally changed where we may need to use several dot operators by compulsion. Here also, as suggested above we can call the static methods directly with minimum dots.

 

The point is VB.NET remains as easy as ever. We need to upgrade ourselves to vb.net more systematically. While remaining easy as ever, VB has now become capable of doing anything other languages boasted to do. But only our resistance to change makes us think it has become difficult. I am proud of VB's evolution into VB.NET

 

regards,

 

kalyan :)

[Thinker]

As VBians, we should only feel ecstatic about VB having matured into a fully OO language.

 

Too bad that most VBians never learned enough OOP concepts to

really be comfortable with VB.Net. I haven't even gotten my

VS.Net installed yet, but from the .Net books I have been studying,

almost everything seems comfortable and natural (wish I could

say everything, but it seems they still had to make some tradeoff

decisions).

[divil]

Personally I find learning C# fun, as all that is different between language that target the .NET framework is syntax and I knew C syntax already. It's quite refreshing to be able to interchange between the two at will.