Connor Yeah prob 90% was high but if VB programmers were 'bright' why do they use VB
Neven ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 12:09 PM Subject: RE: [DUG] [OFF-TOPIC] Delphi 8 and .net > I agree with you about a long time for VB6 code to disappear, but that > is completely separate from VB.NET code. > > I credit even feeble-minded VB developers with the vision to generally > not even think about porting VB6 code to VB.NET (if not, I don't want to > know them on a professional basis). Apart from the name, it's a > completely different beast. > > I don't believe there will be wholescale porting of VB6 code to .NET, > therefore I strongly believe you will find way more than single-digit C# > development being undertaken. > > I don't believe VB developers are blindly going to just use VB.NET > without at least some of them opening their eyes to the possibility of > another .NET language. > > C. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Neven MacEwan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > I find that statement a bit hard to believe. > Why? > > > What do you base that on? > Based on the fact that there are several million VB programmers out > there and billions of lines of VB code, It will take a long time for > that to get out of the system (see recent threads about COBOL & > FORTRAN). The logical jump is a/ We have a VB App b/ Lets port it to > VB.net 'cause Bill told us too c/ Hey there this thing called > Middleware..we can make our app n+ tier, the Marketing guys said its > good d/ I can write this in VB too! > > ----- Original Message ----- > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 11:28 AM > Subject: RE: [DUG] [OFF-TOPIC] Delphi 8 and .net > > > I don't think it's necessarily going to be Delphi.NET, but I'd have > > thought C# would account for way more than single digits. Oh yeah, > that > > and Cobol.NET... > > > > Cheers, > > > > C. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Neven MacEwan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Also don't forget that 90% of .net code will probably end up being > > written in VB > > _______________________________________________ > Delphi mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > > > _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi
