Why I Hate VB Today

[Hosey]

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

[Hosey]

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

[KP Lee]

Keep quiet! That's my password creation technique!

[KP Lee]

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

[KP Lee]

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.)

[R Erasmus]

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!! >>

[KP Lee]

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

[eslsys]

|-O

[Fabio Franco]

7. There is Rule 6 8) Rule 6 is on Rule 9 9) It's VB 10) Option Explicit 11) Option Strict

[Michael Kingsford Gray]

Such as?

[Michael Kingsford Gray]

Well, don't use it then. Duh!

[AMAMH]

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

[Dan Neely]

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

[R Erasmus]

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!! >>

[gritter]

You forgot VB for DOS, with its ansi controls.

[David_Bass]

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!!!

[agolddog]

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#.

[realJSOP]

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

.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

[realJSOP]

Easy to say when you're free to look for other work. For reasons I've already gone over, I don't have that option until late next year.

.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

[Warpfield]

Anyone remember VB1 for DOS? I did quite a bit of stuff on the old 286's in that language. Language?!? All it was a wrapper around Quick Basic.