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  • C CMFC6 0VS NETUser

    Well, just see which forums has the most posts in the forums at www.codeproject.com. Real World Coding:      POP& BuyAPop(Money ADollar){...};

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    Christian Graus
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    Esperanto (sp?), so I am told. But I never learned it myself. Christian #include "std_disclaimer.h" The careful application of terror is also a form of communication. Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

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    • C Christian Graus

      So there's more jobs for monkeys, why does that matter ? There are more jobs for plumbers than company presidents as well, but that does not mean the former has a high skill level attached to it, or the latter will cease to be required. Christian #include "std_disclaimer.h" The careful application of terror is also a form of communication. Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

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      Stan Shannon
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      I agree completely, Christian. I'm the biggest anti-VB bigot around. However, have you seen Planet of the Apes yet?

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        I agree completely, Christian. I'm the biggest anti-VB bigot around. However, have you seen Planet of the Apes yet?

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        Christian Graus
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        No - do they use VB ? It hasn't started here yet. As an aside, our June SDK arrived today - the one I got sent to me by calling the Platform SDK team damn, dirty apes because of all the hassles we had trying to get ahold of it. :) Christian #include "std_disclaimer.h" The careful application of terror is also a form of communication. Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

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        • C CMFC6 0VS NETUser

          Well, just see which forums has the most posts in the forums at www.codeproject.com. Real World Coding:      POP& BuyAPop(Money ADollar){...};

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          Eric Sanchez
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          For some reason I hate VB, no idea why. As a result. I vote for VC++. Visual Basic is 1000X easier than VC, basic. Although it is true that applications can be developed and debugged quicker, you have to stick with the huge DLLs while MFC's are much smaller. Also, in VB, there are tons of limitations. :cool:

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          • C Christian Graus

            No - do they use VB ? It hasn't started here yet. As an aside, our June SDK arrived today - the one I got sent to me by calling the Platform SDK team damn, dirty apes because of all the hassles we had trying to get ahold of it. :) Christian #include "std_disclaimer.h" The careful application of terror is also a form of communication. Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

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            Stan Shannon
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            Well, when you compared VB programmers to monkeys, I had a mental image of planet of the Apes. We VC++ guys trying to survive in the fringes of a world ruled by the monkeys. "Damn, dirty apes" is right.

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            • S Sam C

              That's the problem with VB anyone who can write MACRO programs (script kiddies, power users, anyone with intelligence) can program for VB. And the worst thing is that VB is a black box in itself secluding the programmer from actually knowing how the system works. Pretty soon M$ will define what the box should be and what tools you need to use, but those programmers who grew up on that language won't know what works under the hood! I believe in knowing every aspect of how the code interacts with the engine, heck, if it was still money making I would write DOS apps because you had to call interuppts, peek and poke into memory, and write *real* code to do stuff. Half the stuff I right in Windows is all about the UI nothing with using logic or self-created functions :-( You're right about 3rd rate programmers taking over the language C had an advantage in windows because you could just compile natively and release the code, but now you have C++ that needs the MFC42.dll like VB which needs the VBrun.dll, M$ killing all the excuses you need to move you to VB. And the amount of time it takes to develop in VB is short, you don't need to know anything about what's under the hood to write code in VB take for instance:

              *This is just pseudo code - don't take it seriously :-)

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              Set SomeObject=CreateObject("This.Object")
              SomeObject.>method name<

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              IInterface* m_Interface;

              AfxOleInit();
              HRESULT hr=CoCreateInstance(CLSID_OBJECT,
              HRESULT hr=CoCreateInstance(CLSID_OBJ, NULL, CLSCTX_SERVER, IID_IInterface,(void**) &m_Interface);

              Plus I have a whole bunch of defines and constants in my .h file to define CLSIDs, GUIDs, and UUIDs :-( I am just eager to see how MS positions VC++ with the next release of visual studio aka .NET . Eveyone started consolidatig languages look how the Visual C developer Mag has been consolidated into the Visual Basic Developer Magazine. Even games use to be in the realm of C/C++ programmers now Visual Basic can do the same. I don't know, but those are my 2 cents. Sam C ---- Systems Manager Hospitality Marketing Associates

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              Christian Graus
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              You can compile the MFC42 code you need into the exe, so you don't *need* to depend on mfc42.dll. You can also code without using MFC. Christian #include "std_disclaimer.h" The careful application of terror is also a form of communication. Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

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              • C Christian Graus

                You can compile the MFC42 code you need into the exe, so you don't *need* to depend on mfc42.dll. You can also code without using MFC. Christian #include "std_disclaimer.h" The careful application of terror is also a form of communication. Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

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                Sam C
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                True, that was one of the options I mentioned I was just bringing up a similiar point, but statically linking MFC to your code also increases your executable size. And I'm not Charles Petzold, do even ask me to code a Windows program in straight C :-) I wish I could, or I wish I had the patience. Sam C ---- Systems Manager Hospitality Marketing Associates

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                • C CMFC6 0VS NETUser

                  Well, just see which forums has the most posts in the forums at www.codeproject.com. Real World Coding:      POP& BuyAPop(Money ADollar){...};

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                  NormDroid
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                  Thats VC++ was supreme! Now Visual Basic... :(( don't get me started on that one again :D

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                  • C CMFC6 0VS NETUser

                    Well, just see which forums has the most posts in the forums at www.codeproject.com. Real World Coding:      POP& BuyAPop(Money ADollar){...};

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                    Claudius Mokler
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                    A hard question. Originally, I intended to answer "lithuanian", but since this is a programming forum, it might be an inappropriate answer. With no further information (purpose, platform, portability etc.), I'd say Motorola 6809 Assembly Language. This was one of the nicest 8-bit µPs around ...

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                    • C Claudius Mokler

                      A hard question. Originally, I intended to answer "lithuanian", but since this is a programming forum, it might be an inappropriate answer. With no further information (purpose, platform, portability etc.), I'd say Motorola 6809 Assembly Language. This was one of the nicest 8-bit µPs around ...

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                      Stravaiger
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                      Hah! VB! ho ho. Can you imagine the construction industry equivalent? Big company wants people to use it's own house designs, not just architects with several years training and much bigger brains. So they release the "Very easy Build" package for Joe Punter to design and build his own house! I'd love to walk through a town built with that! Houses with porches at the back, chimneys sticking horizontally out of the walls, roofs upside down. Every now and then you'd see all the lights in a house go out, a rumble of feet, all the family run outside then run back in and the lights come back on!!! VB? ho ho! Le gach deagh dhurachd

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                      • T Tom Archer

                        Christian Andersen says that he's the inventor of the Braille language. I'm waiting for the API to come out before making a decision as to whether or not I'll start using it :) Cheers, Tom "Ya got lucky, ya lucky prick" - Keith McCready

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                        Zyxil
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                        i am the inventor of shiatsu tantric braille... -John

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                        • C CMFC6 0VS NETUser

                          Well, just see which forums has the most posts in the forums at www.codeproject.com. Real World Coding:      POP& BuyAPop(Money ADollar){...};

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                          CMFC6 0VS NETUser
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                          Well, I'd want to thank everyone who have replied to this thread. Granted VB is used so much more in the workplace than VC++, I am postting this thread by only my point of view. I am only a young college student that is learning to program and I am building program to sell on the side. Right now I don't have a job that is programming related(it computer related however) so I don't have a boss to tell me what language to use. I will be takin a class on Programming and Design(I know I don't need it but it is required); however, It is being taugt w/ VB so I will need to learn it. If I get a job at a programming company and they tell my that VB is what they use I can change to put food on the table. I'm also with Claudius Mokler's reply Assembly Language but I just read one book and am now busy learn cryptography and OS development stuff.... I got to go to my computer related job now... Later...Post in the "The Lounge" will be "What do you do on your vacations?"...Please hold you comments...Later.... Real World Coding:      POP& BuyAPop(Money ADollar){...};

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