Comment Re:Too hard? (Score 2, Insightful) 608
Signing up for unemployment? Hardly! I know of many Industries that rely exclusively on VB. Fortune 500 companies including the one I work for. We are currently in the process of writing an ERP in VB, and with phase 1 rolled out, no such issues exist. This is a complete Sales Order Entry system that connects with and replaces old COBOL and Progress legacy systems. Speed is not even an issue and I would wager our code base including COM+ components and XML/XSL Views is more robust and useful than some shops C libraries.
And VB is not the only langauge I know or program in. I use Java, C, COBOL, and Progress(ever heard of it? Thought not.) for many other tasks within the organization. It's just a matter of using the best tool for the best job. I try not to be to tunnel visioned on one langauge and figure out how to make the best use of each.
And VB is not the only langauge I know or program in. I use Java, C, COBOL, and Progress(ever heard of it? Thought not.) for many other tasks within the organization. It's just a matter of using the best tool for the best job. I try not to be to tunnel visioned on one langauge and figure out how to make the best use of each.
