Re: Upgrading older VB programs (sans Project Files) to VB.NET

From	Tom Shelton <tom_shelton@comcast.invalid>
Newsgroups	alt.comp.lang.vb, alt.comp.lang.visualbasic, comp.lang.basic.misc, comp.lang.basic.visual.misc, microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb, microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb.upgrade
Subject	Re: Upgrading older VB programs (sans Project Files) to VB.NET
Date	2012-01-10 10:14 -0700
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Mayayana formulated the question :
>> Or upgrade them to VB6 as the VB6 runtime is part of the OS from
>> Windows 2000 to Windows 8.
>
> Indeed. One wonders about the relevance of .Net going forward.
> Especially on the Desktop. (Presumably it will still be relevant
> on corporate servers.) As I understand it, Windows 8 will have
> Metro apps, which will be little more than scripted webpages, must
> be approved by MS, and MS gets a cut of any sales income.
>
>  Win8 is still expected to have normal compiled software, which
> will not suffer the restrictions and control of Metro apps, but will
> be cast as fuddy duddy technology.
>
>   VB is still relevant for compiled software. Javascript is 
> increasingly relevant for $2 trinket software and games. .Net is not 
> optimized for either. It's hard to find a clear, complete story on 
> Win8 and Metro, but it sounds like .Net will be "repurposed" as a 
> javascript IDE. 

You seriously don't know what your talking about...  .NET is a BIG part 
of windows 8 and metro.  HTML/JavaScript is just one way to create 
limited functionality metro apps.  Most apps will be C#/VB or C++ using 
wpf as the front end.  Some parts of the .net runtime will be mapped to 
winrt - but, .net is not dead.

-- 
Tom Shelton

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Upgrading older VB programs (sans Project Files) to VB.NET Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> - 2012-01-04 18:23 -0500
  Re: Upgrading older VB programs (sans Project Files) to VB.NET "Mayayana" <mayayana@invalid.nospam> - 2012-01-05 09:25 -0500
  Re: Upgrading older VB programs (sans Project Files) to VB.NET "Thorsten Albers" <gudea@gmx.de> - 2012-01-05 16:33 +0000
  Re: Upgrading older VB programs (sans Project Files) to VB.NET Helmut_Meukel <Helmut_Meukel@bn-hof.invalid> - 2012-01-05 22:32 +0100
    Re: Upgrading older VB programs (sans Project Files) to VB.NET "Auric__" <not.my.real@email.address> - 2012-01-06 02:50 +0000
  Re: Upgrading older VB programs (sans Project Files) to VB.NET Tony Toews <ttoews@telusplanet.net> - 2012-01-09 20:29 -0700
    Re: Upgrading older VB programs (sans Project Files) to VB.NET "Mayayana" <mayayana@invalid.nospam> - 2012-01-10 09:22 -0500
      Re: Upgrading older VB programs (sans Project Files) to VB.NET Tom Shelton <tom_shelton@comcast.invalid> - 2012-01-10 10:14 -0700
        Re: Upgrading older VB programs (sans Project Files) to VB.NET "Mayayana" <mayayana@invalid.nospam> - 2012-01-10 17:04 -0500
        Re: Upgrading older VB programs (sans Project Files) to VB.NET Schmidt <sss@online.de> - 2012-01-11 21:02 +0100
          Re: Upgrading older VB programs (sans Project Files) to VB.NET "Henning" <computer_hero@coldmail.com> - 2012-01-12 15:33 +0100
          Re: Upgrading older VB programs (sans Project Files) to VB.NET Tom Shelton <tom_shelton@comcast.invalid> - 2012-01-12 09:34 -0700
            Re: Upgrading older VB programs (sans Project Files) to VB.NET Schmidt <sss@online.de> - 2012-01-13 20:17 +0100
              Re: Upgrading older VB programs (sans Project Files) to VB.NET Tom Shelton <tom_shelton@comcast.invalid> - 2012-01-13 13:22 -0700
                Re: Upgrading older VB programs (sans Project Files) to VB.NET "Mayayana" <mayayana@invalid.nospam> - 2012-01-13 16:07 -0500
                Re: Upgrading older VB programs (sans Project Files) to VB.NET Tom Shelton <tom_shelton@comcast.invalid> - 2012-01-13 14:14 -0700
                Re: Upgrading older VB programs (sans Project Files) to VB.NET "Mayayana" <mayayana@invalid.nospam> - 2012-01-13 20:58 -0500
                Re: Upgrading older VB programs (sans Project Files) to VB.NET Tony Toews <ttoews@telusplanet.net> - 2012-01-19 19:10 -0700
                Re: Upgrading older VB programs (sans Project Files) to VB.NET Schmidt <sss@online.de> - 2012-01-14 00:12 +0100
                Re: Upgrading older VB programs (sans Project Files) to VB.NET "Henning" <computer_hero@coldmail.com> - 2012-01-14 00:24 +0100
                Re: Upgrading older VB programs (sans Project Files) to VB.NET Schmidt <sss@online.de> - 2012-01-14 00:58 +0100

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