What's difference between Visual Basic and VB.NET
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Visual Basic refers to VB.6 (Visual Basic 6) and VB.NET refers to the updated CLR freindly and SUPPORTED version for the utilising the power of the .NET framework. Do not be tricked into using vb.6...
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There's more than one. :) Think of it like this VB6 is to VB.Net as Latin is to Italian. :-D
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VB.Net is what developers use. VB6 is what students in India appear to be using. Most of the quesions relating to VB6 seem to come from the subcontinent. VB6 is no longer supported, so use .net version.
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It's not quite what was posted as answers so far... VB.NET is the term that used to be used for the .NET implementation of VB from its first version in 2002 up to VB8 (VS 2005) - Microsoft now just calls it either "VB" or "Visual Basic" (check Microsoft's web site or the 'About' screen for the product). You can't be sure just from the term whether someone means the .NET version when they say "VB" or "Visual Basic" since both of these terms were used for VB6 and are now used for the latest VB. David Anton Convert between VB, C#, C++, & Java www.tangiblesoftwaresolutions.com
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The main difference is that Visual Basic 6 or earlier was terrible and VB.NET is the greatest thing since penicillin. If you are considering learning one or the other go for .NET much better language IMO. Personally I have seen the same code written in VB6 vs .NET and the .NET code is about half the lines of code to do the same thing.
Humble Programmer
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The main difference is that Visual Basic 6 or earlier was terrible and VB.NET is the greatest thing since penicillin. If you are considering learning one or the other go for .NET much better language IMO. Personally I have seen the same code written in VB6 vs .NET and the .NET code is about half the lines of code to do the same thing.
Humble Programmer
If the 'Visual Basic' is the VB6 I know, then The difference between VB6 and VB.NET is the way VB6, VB.NET pass the address or memory space of your data when you call an external Function in a DLL. 1) VB.NET obey the rule passed by value (ByVal) and it will copy the entire image of your data and pass the address into your external Function (in a DLL, etc). 2) VB6 does not do that. The proof of this is your Function can manipulate the data (Often a ByVal String) and when the function return, the VB6 can see what was changed with that space. 3) I like this VB6 behaviour for peace sake. Lately, I had a DLL use in VB6 and ported it into VB.NET and It does not work the way I know it, only to find-out I had to create another Function that accept a pointer to String address, (char **) in C/C++, Or create a public structure and put all those String variables that previously use as pass ByVal in VB6 application---lots of work, but that what porting is about---to make your existing codes work on another environment.
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