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  • realJSOPR realJSOP
    1. The intellisense refuses to "let go" unless I tap the Escape key 1) Syntax highlighting sucks. In C#, all types are highlighted - in VB, only intrinisc types are highlighted. 2) It's VB. 3) There are no automatic code formatting options like we get with C#

    .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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    "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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    "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

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    R Erasmus
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    The first letter doesn't start with a C. That is I love any syntax of a programming language that starts with a C.

    "Program testing can be used to show the presence of bugs, but never to show their absence." << please vote!! >>

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      Yeah the tension between the two is killing me - when is John finally going to show VB what a man he is? Will VB cry? Will they hold hands? And finally, the most important question: does VB have a sister?

      ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! Personal 3D projects Just Say No to Web 2 Point Blow

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      Mark_Wallace
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      I heard that VB has been getting more than a little familiar with her coach from Jimmy Connors' Pro Tennis Tour. Could be trouble waters ahead.

      I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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      • H Henry Minute

        Jim Crafton wrote:

        does VB have a sister

        Yes. Yes she does[^]!

        Do Until True = False
        Bump Squidgey bits
        Loop

        Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”

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        Hosey
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        Ahh the elusive "Fit gamer chick"... a species that is almost exstinct.. :((

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        • I Ian Shlasko

          Yep, VB3 was great (I never used VB1 or 2)... Before then, I had stuck to console programming because... Let's face it... I was lazy. Then VB4 came along, and that was great... Then VB5 came along, finally adding OOP (Kinda... Well, almost... Eh) Then VB6 came along, and I started to wonder. Then VB.NET came along, and I cheered. Then I looked over at C#, and thought, "Why am I still writing VB code?"

          Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
          Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)

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          Hosey
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          You just described my progression through VB development... :)

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          • J Johnny J

            No, that's rule six...

            1f y0u c4n r34d 7h15 y0u r3411y n33d 70 g37 14!d Gotta run; I've got people to do and things to see... Don't tell my folks I'm a computer programmer - They think I'm a piano player in a cat house... Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!

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            KP Lee
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            Keep quiet! That's my password creation technique!

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            • M Mycroft Holmes

              Ian Shlasko wrote:

              Then I looked over at C#, and thought

              Whereas I looked at c# and wondered why anyone would use a case sensitive language. It wasn't till intellisense improved to the point where case was irrelevant that I was willing to move to c# and that was in vs08.

              Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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              KP Lee
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              They designed case sensitive coding for the people who like to make code that is unreadable: int AaAzZF32; ... 20 lines later: int AaAzZf32;

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              • R R Erasmus

                The first letter doesn't start with a C. That is I love any syntax of a programming language that starts with a C.

                "Program testing can be used to show the presence of bugs, but never to show their absence." << please vote!! >>

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                KP Lee
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                You love COBOL!!!???!!! Well, there's a first time for everything. OK, I'm kidding, I've met people who like COBOL. (Also, read about one in this thread.)

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                  You love COBOL!!!???!!! Well, there's a first time for everything. OK, I'm kidding, I've met people who like COBOL. (Also, read about one in this thread.)

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                  R Erasmus
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                  I was waiting for someone to point that out, ;-) ok, let me rephrase:

                  string language = getLanguage();

                  if ((language.Length < 4) &&
                  ((language.StartsWith('C') == true) ||
                  (language.StartsWith('c') == true)))
                  {
                  MessageBox.Show("I like this shit!! ;-)");
                  }

                  "Program testing can be used to show the presence of bugs, but never to show their absence." << please vote!! >>

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                    I was waiting for someone to point that out, ;-) ok, let me rephrase:

                    string language = getLanguage();

                    if ((language.Length < 4) &&
                    ((language.StartsWith('C') == true) ||
                    (language.StartsWith('c') == true)))
                    {
                    MessageBox.Show("I like this shit!! ;-)");
                    }

                    "Program testing can be used to show the presence of bugs, but never to show their absence." << please vote!! >>

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                    KP Lee
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                    CBL? That would be COBOL without OO design. (Is that redundant?)

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                    • realJSOPR realJSOP
                      1. The intellisense refuses to "let go" unless I tap the Escape key 1) Syntax highlighting sucks. In C#, all types are highlighted - in VB, only intrinisc types are highlighted. 2) It's VB. 3) There are no automatic code formatting options like we get with C#

                      .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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                      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                      "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

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                      eslsys
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                      |-O

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                      • I Ian Shlasko
                        1. Extra keywords... List(Of Integer) vs. List<int> 5) It's VB. 6) There is NOOOOOOO.... Rule 6 :)

                        Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
                        Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)

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                        Fabio Franco
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                        1. There is Rule 6 8) Rule 6 is on Rule 9 9) It's VB 10) Option Explicit 11) Option Strict
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                        • J Jason Christian

                          Funny - those all sound like problems with your VB IDE (granted, not a lot of options there), not the language itself. (Which has plenty of reasons to hate it).

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                          Michael Kingsford Gray
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                          Such as?

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                          • realJSOPR realJSOP
                            1. The intellisense refuses to "let go" unless I tap the Escape key 1) Syntax highlighting sucks. In C#, all types are highlighted - in VB, only intrinisc types are highlighted. 2) It's VB. 3) There are no automatic code formatting options like we get with C#

                            .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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                            "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                            "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

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                            Michael Kingsford Gray
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                            Well, don't use it then. Duh!

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                            • realJSOPR realJSOP
                              1. The intellisense refuses to "let go" unless I tap the Escape key 1) Syntax highlighting sucks. In C#, all types are highlighted - in VB, only intrinisc types are highlighted. 2) It's VB. 3) There are no automatic code formatting options like we get with C#

                              .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
                              -----
                              "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                              -----
                              "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

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                              AMAMH
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                              I hate it because it's VB. let's explain a bit: I hate VB mainly because morons use VB :^) ....

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                                I was waiting for someone to point that out, ;-) ok, let me rephrase:

                                string language = getLanguage();

                                if ((language.Length < 4) &&
                                ((language.StartsWith('C') == true) ||
                                (language.StartsWith('c') == true)))
                                {
                                MessageBox.Show("I like this shit!! ;-)");
                                }

                                "Program testing can be used to show the presence of bugs, but never to show their absence." << please vote!! >>

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                                Dan Neely
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                                So you like C, and... ...not "C#" or "C Sharp", not "c++" or "C Plus Plus".... what else matches?

                                3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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                                  So you like C, and... ...not "C#" or "C Sharp", not "c++" or "C Plus Plus".... what else matches?

                                  3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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                                  R Erasmus
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                                  Maybe I didn't express myself better, Let me try again:

                                  if ((language == 'c') ||
                                  (language == 'C') ||
                                  (language == "c#") ||
                                  (language == "C#") ||
                                  (language == "c++") ||
                                  (language == "C++"))
                                  {
                                  MessageBox.Show("Good choice of language!!");
                                  }
                                  else
                                  {
                                  MessageBox.Show("Enter the abbreviated programming language name and if you did, I'm sorry, your language sux.")
                                  }

                                  "Program testing can be used to show the presence of bugs, but never to show their absence." << please vote!! >>

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                                  • I Ian Shlasko

                                    Yep, VB3 was great (I never used VB1 or 2)... Before then, I had stuck to console programming because... Let's face it... I was lazy. Then VB4 came along, and that was great... Then VB5 came along, finally adding OOP (Kinda... Well, almost... Eh) Then VB6 came along, and I started to wonder. Then VB.NET came along, and I cheered. Then I looked over at C#, and thought, "Why am I still writing VB code?"

                                    Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
                                    Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)

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                                    gritter
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                                    You forgot VB for DOS, with its ansi controls.

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                                    • I Ian Shlasko
                                      1. Extra keywords... List(Of Integer) vs. List<int> 5) It's VB. 6) There is NOOOOOOO.... Rule 6 :)

                                      Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
                                      Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)

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                                      David_Bass
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                                      In the other languages the programmers are more than happy to share information. With VB programmers everything is obscure and in some secret code. They act as if they are giving away national secrets if you ask them a question. The best way to show you are knowledgible is to share it. I share mine without any hassles or ridicule. If someome wants to learn I'm all in. VB programmers hide in the corner whispering so their secrets don't fall into the wrong hand. Sheesh!!!

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                                      • realJSOPR realJSOP
                                        1. The intellisense refuses to "let go" unless I tap the Escape key 1) Syntax highlighting sucks. In C#, all types are highlighted - in VB, only intrinisc types are highlighted. 2) It's VB. 3) There are no automatic code formatting options like we get with C#

                                        .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
                                        -----
                                        "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                                        -----
                                        "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

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                                        agolddog
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                                        Don't forget the craptastic, "You have to actually tell the compiler to shortcut boolean logic with AndAlso and OrElse." Also that you have to call a method Function or Sub depending whether it returns something (or not). When I took my current position, I thought, "It's the problems that make the work interesting, and the language won't bother me too much." By now, I'm out looking for something in C#.

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                                          Don't forget the craptastic, "You have to actually tell the compiler to shortcut boolean logic with AndAlso and OrElse." Also that you have to call a method Function or Sub depending whether it returns something (or not). When I took my current position, I thought, "It's the problems that make the work interesting, and the language won't bother me too much." By now, I'm out looking for something in C#.

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                                          realJSOP
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                                          Had to ask you about your user ID. Are you a golden retriever fan?

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                                          "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

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