6 Apr
2000
6 Apr
'00
9:24 a.m.
On Wed, 5 Apr 2000, Bruce Lane wrote:
I can only speak for myself, but sitting in front of a screen for 12+hour
days grinding out nothing but abstract code would drive me bonkers inside
of a week. I prefer to work with REAL hardware, thank you. Things I can
actually see, touch, and manipulate with hand tools, solder/desolder
equipment, and a nice test bench full of instruments.
;) Yep!
No, it's not a joke. It is a useful language for
what it does. But it is
NOT suitable for every imaginable application. Each language -- C, C++,
ADA, Pascal, whatever -- has its own strengths and weaknesses. I would
hardly choose VB to write, say, code for an embedded microcontroller. Nor
would I choose it if I just needed a simple program in ANSI BASIC for an
older system.
VB is almost as reliable as my copy of MITS basic 3.1 and also the copy
of MITS basic 3.21 ($75 more) and so on... MS meant buggy code 1975 and
still does.
I'm curious... if you're so enamored of VB
and PCs, and not so much of
"antiquated technology," why are you even subscribed to this list?
I'd bet for a break from insanity! ;)
Richard has one point burried in there. VB good or bad is the accepted
tool and as Zane pointed out a sad story indeed that it would be a
standard at all.
Allison