and they have a good reason too !
According to this article VB6 and VB7 (VB.NET) are 2 completely different programming language. Micro$oft announced that support for VB6 will be terminated, this means training for current VB6 developers to be VB7 certified.
Well, I used to be a fan of VB when I started programming earlier (back when I was 10 or so) and I switched after the Ms Access DB problem. If your VB app uses the older version of the database, the newer Ms Access or VB7 won't access it. Its completely useless and your apps can't be updated, and the database can only be accessed using your aging application. Well actually you can, its just too troublesome, ;p
I got pissed off and never touched VB since. (Well, only once where the college has a VB6 module I must complete ...)
Now looks like this is the second time this is happening. VB6 and VB7 apps ARE not compatible which each other, even the codes can't be migrated. This means MS is trying to force all VB6 programmers/clients to upgrade/purchase VB7, and not only that, to retrain their staffs and knowledge ! VB7 is completely OO, more suitable for web dev (From what I heard, I dont wanna touch VB anymore.) and the .NET architecture is gonna lock your end user to MS products ..... (MSN, Hotmail, Messenger, XP, ring a bell ? ). This also means that VB7 will not be the VB that people are familiar with ....
Actually, it looks a 'lil like Java when I tried VB.NEt for the first time. Actually, its how Java should look like, ;p. No offence to Java developers. Just my own opinion.
Another MS world domination plan, and another reason to look over to open source solutions.
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