| James Norman 2002-06-22, 7:14 pm |
| Shane, you pose an interesting question.
I guess to answer it correctly, we would need to know WHY he is
interested in learning....
Is he only interested in learning so he can build his own programs?
If so, VB6 might be an easier jump and a "deluxe learning edition" can
be had rather inexpesively.
Is it because he is trying to do .NET? If that's the case, it's
possible that C#, VB.NET and COBOL.NET are all good choices. (Fujitsu
has released a .NET COBOL
http://www.adtools.com/news/prelease/pr20020410.htm) Since COBOL.NET
is an add on, it might be better to figure out which is easier for him
C# or VB.NET (Does he have any C background? He'll probably benefit
more in his career from C# then.)
Is he learning this for an assignment?
Is he learning this because he thinks he's going to get a .NET job?
However not knowing WHY or his skill level, and the only choices being
VB6 or VB.NET then I would agree with .NET so he doesn't have to learn
bad habits that are too easy to do in VB6. However, I still don't
think there is enough data.
"Shane Miller" <smiller@suntechloans.com> wrote in message news:<OmTsqZ#BCHA.2444@tkmsftngp05>...
> We have a COBOL programmer who is interested in learning the 'new'
> technology of Visual Basic. The question is whether to train on VB6 or
> VB.NET. Having studied/written in VB6 and VB.NET. It is my opinion to go for
> .NET so not to have to relearn technologies that have changed between 6 and
> .NET. Others think he should start with VB 6 to get acclimated to the
> environment. Any opinions or feedback is greatly appreciated. Thanks in
> advance.
>
> P.S. He has no plans to certify.
>
> Shane Miller
> smiller@suntech.com
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