Patrick, Thanks, I think this is the sort of insight I was looking for. I'll shut up and resume lurking mode as soon as I correct one mis-interpretation I've left hanging out there on this subject. Yes, I did use the term "Beginner, but I really didn't mean "true beginners" in the first-time writing "Hello World" sense. I was really referring to all those "script-kiddie" VB programmer-types out there who would certainly qualify as "beginner" programmers were they to suddenly be faced with writing a serious app in VB6 and/or VB.Net tomorrow. These folks will have enough familiarity with VB-s general behavior and perhaps have enough VB-Think skills embedded within their craniums to make tripping over VB.Net nuances like this thread pointed to all the more hazardous for them.
Thanks again for the insight, Patrick. PS. Steve, jeepers, man, don't get your knickers in a bunch - I wasn't intent upon lobbing flames here. I was inquiring about how an experienced VB-er copes with the changes, dude. <resumes lurk mode> > -----Original Message----- > From: dotnet discussion [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > On Behalf Of Patrick Burrows > Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 10:00 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: VB.NET Oddity > > > ---------------------- Information from the mail header > ----------------------- > Sender: dotnet discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Poster: Patrick Burrows <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: VB.NET Oddity > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------- > > Heh. It is *not* Visual Basic. It is Visual Basic.NET. I fell > into the trap of treating it like VB because the two > languages share a common syntax.=20 > > I had originally switched to C# just to avoid this problem. > To not fall into the mental trap of expected behavior from a > faux familiarity. But I truly like the Basic syntax, so I've > mostly switched back (or really, I just do both--but I > preffer VB.NET). > > I wouldn't have made the mistake in C#. > > I just need to remember VB.NET is not VB. VB.NET is not VB. > VB.NET is not VB. Like a friggin mantra. Stop saying things > are broken, and realize that is just the way they are. > > Heh, as for people who are beginners in VB.NET with no VB6 > experience... good for them. They will probably have a far > easier time of it. > > > Patrick Burrows > Police at the station And they don't look friendly > -------------------- > Now Playing: mighty mighty bosstones - track 12 - > -------------------- You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.
