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  • Sander RosselS Sander Rossel

    Actually most basics are pretty indispensable! Try becoming a good programmer (or anything) without mastering the basics :)

    Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.

    Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra

    Regards, Sander

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    W Balboos GHB
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    Sander Rossel wrote:

    Try becoming a good programmer (or anything) without mastering the basics

    Perhaps you're not familiar with the concept of "Management" ? ? ? And, at the risk of being redundantly redundant:   What about those people about whom it is said "He's good for nothing".

    "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

    "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert

    "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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    • A Amarnath S

      IMHO, a good rule is: 1. Make it work. 2. Then make it work better - run faster, use lesser memory, use better algorithms, etc.; essentially optimize. Have seen people creating elaborate UML diagrams, only to find shortcomings in the code. In one extreme case, the code (C++) did not run; then the coder globally replaced all private by public, and it ran; throwing away all encapsulation to the wind; fixing this was a nightmare :-)

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      kalberts
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      The first law of optimization: Don't do it The second law of optimization: If you HAVE to do it, don't do it yet! The only real optimization you can do is to replace your algorithm or data structures (or both). That means you go back to square one (not necessarily for the entire system, but for that part you try to optimize), and the two laws above still applies.

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      • Sander RosselS Sander Rossel

        Well, VB can only do everything C# can. It only has no curly braces and semi-colons. I guess VB isn't for you if you just love those curly braces and semi-colons...

        Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.

        Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra

        Regards, Sander

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        Eric Whitmore
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        While doing linq in VB.NET is possible it is implemented much better in C#.

        Eric

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        • E Eric Whitmore

          While doing linq in VB.NET is possible it is implemented much better in C#.

          Eric

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          Sander Rossel
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          Eric Whitmore wrote:

          linq in VB.NET is possible

          It's as possible as in C#![^] I don't see how that's better or worse than C#... :confused:

          Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.

          Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra

          Regards, Sander

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          • W W Balboos GHB

            Sander Rossel wrote:

            Try becoming a good programmer (or anything) without mastering the basics

            Perhaps you're not familiar with the concept of "Management" ? ? ? And, at the risk of being redundantly redundant:   What about those people about whom it is said "He's good for nothing".

            "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

            "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert

            "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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            Freak30
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            W∴ Balboos wrote:

            And, at the risk of being redundantly redundant:   What about those people about whom it is said "He's good for nothing".

            No one is good for nothing. He can always be used as a bad example. :-D

            The good thing about pessimism is, that you are always either right or pleasently surprised.

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            • Sander RosselS Sander Rossel

              You're right, it does more than C#! :D I've never used that one though :laugh: I wonder if it's just a shorthand for an empty catch block... In that case C# supports it too ;)

              Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.

              Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra

              Regards, Sander

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              greldak
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              Used properly it allows you to code try catch blocks : : : on error resume next perform_some_action_which_may_generate_an_error on error goto 0 test_and_act_upon_err_object : : : unfortunately most people forget to do the testing part.

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              • E Eric Whitmore

                While doing linq in VB.NET is possible it is implemented much better in C#.

                Eric

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                crazedDotNetDev
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                I've used LINQ in both C# and VB.net... a lot. Once again, there is no real difference between the two languages. C# has better syntax; it makes you look smarter. VB.net gives you a better idea of what's actually happening; it educates you. .NET is the magic here. C# and VB.net are just twin languages riding its glory.

                - great coders make code look easy - When humans are doing things computers could be doing instead, the computers get together late at night and laugh at us. - ¿Neal Ford?

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                • K kmoorevs

                  Depressed? Relax and On Error Resume Next...get it working, then make it work right! In software there's always room for improvement! :laugh:

                  "Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse

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                  crazedDotNetDev
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                  Quote:

                  Relax and On Error Resume Next

                  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: That needs to be on a t-shirt!!!

                  - great coders make code look easy - When humans are doing things computers could be doing instead, the computers get together late at night and laugh at us. - ¿Neal Ford?

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                  • G greldak

                    Used properly it allows you to code try catch blocks : : : on error resume next perform_some_action_which_may_generate_an_error on error goto 0 test_and_act_upon_err_object : : : unfortunately most people forget to do the testing part.

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                    Sander Rossel
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                    Not sure what that does, but it's possible in C# as well :D

                    Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.

                    Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra

                    Regards, Sander

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                    • C codejet

                      I has been said many times that be able to code does not necessarily make you a programmer/developer. I just realised that I am one of those people who can write code that works pretty well. I'm not always proud of my methods (don't mean methods as in procedures) and design, most of the time I do whatever works. I get my code to work by any means necessary. I guess I am not a programmer/developer even though that is the my official position at work. Question is who/what am I?

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                      StatementTerminator
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                      codejet wrote:

                      Question is who/what am I?

                      This is called a Voight-Kampff machine. You’ve got a little boy. He shows you his butterfly collection plus the killing jar...

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                      • B Brady Kelly

                        Sander Rossel wrote:

                        f you just love those curly braces and semi-colons...

                        A simple } looks lot better that bloody End IF, End For, End Select, and End Using all over the bloody place.

                        No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly. - Oscar Wilde

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                        Peter Adam
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                        Except when your code blocks are catchs in ifs in switchs.

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                        • C codejet

                          I has been said many times that be able to code does not necessarily make you a programmer/developer. I just realised that I am one of those people who can write code that works pretty well. I'm not always proud of my methods (don't mean methods as in procedures) and design, most of the time I do whatever works. I get my code to work by any means necessary. I guess I am not a programmer/developer even though that is the my official position at work. Question is who/what am I?

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                          carlospc1970
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                          You are like most of the successful professionals. The best programmers solve problems with whatever is given and provide solutions by any means necessary. So, you solve problems. Be proud!! :cool:

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                          • P Peter Adam

                            Except when your code blocks are catchs in ifs in switchs.

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                            Brady Kelly
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                            If you're doing that, you need more help than just a VB.NET End can give. :~

                            No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly. - Oscar Wilde

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                            • Sander RosselS Sander Rossel

                              There is no finer language on earth!

                              Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.

                              Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra

                              Regards, Sander

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                              ozel dedektif
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