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I am an occasional programmer. I need to write engineering and scientific
programs from time to time. Many years ago, after Turbo Pascal died, I had
to choose a new language. I compared VB (ver 1) and Delphi, and came to the
conclusion that the VB learning curve was much easier. VC++ was out of the
question, it being a glorified assembler and written solely for the
operating system programmers at MS.
Now, with the movement to .net, I am conducting a similar evaluation. This
time between C# and Delphi. (VB.net is obviously inferior to C#, and I don't
expect any more serious software to be written in that language).
This is the first time I looked at Delphi for years. The similarities to
..net are amazing. Of course, Delphi, with a linear development history (That
is, customer requirements that were met in the past are not thrown out with
a total rewrite), seems to be much better for everyday GUI / not heavily DB
apps than .net. VB6 was, for me, better. Is my experience unusual, or are we
going to see more Delphi programs?

[Jay Glynn]

I disagree with you perception regarding VB.NET. It is not inferior to C#,
there are a coupel of pluses and minuses regarding each language, but there
isn't anythging that can't be done with either language. As far as producing
a simple gui application, .NET is as easy to do this as VB 6 is, maybe even
easier when it comes to impementing certain features. If your developing in
VB 6 now, then VB.NET is the most obvious language to look at . If you
prefer a C like syntax, then C# may be a better choice. If you are partial
to Pascal then you should be using Delphi.



"@home" <yis13hai57ka@ya1h2oo.com> wrote in message
news:3c0aa24d@147.208.176.211...
> I am an occasional programmer. I need to write engineering and scientific
> programs from time to time. Many years ago, after Turbo Pascal died, I had
> to choose a new language. I compared VB (ver 1) and Delphi, and came to
the
> conclusion that the VB learning curve was much easier. VC++ was out of the
> question, it being a glorified assembler and written solely for the
> operating system programmers at MS.
> Now, with the movement to .net, I am conducting a similar evaluation. This
> time between C# and Delphi. (VB.net is obviously inferior to C#, and I
don't
> expect any more serious software to be written in that language).
> This is the first time I looked at Delphi for years. The similarities to
> .net are amazing. Of course, Delphi, with a linear development history
(That
> is, customer requirements that were met in the past are not thrown out
with
> a total rewrite), seems to be much better for everyday GUI / not heavily
DB
> apps than .net. VB6 was, for me, better. Is my experience unusual, or are
we
> going to see more Delphi programs?
>
>

[Jonathan Allen]

> (VB.net is obviously inferior to C#, and I don't
> expect any more serious software to be written in that language).

Obviously, you have not done enough research. For some tasks C# is better,
but for others VB.Net is better. If one was "obviously" inferior than the
other, there would be no interest in it at all.

--
Jonathan Allen



"@home" <yis13hai57ka@ya1h2oo.com> wrote in message
news:3c0aa24d@147.208.176.211...
> I am an occasional programmer. I need to write engineering and scientific
> programs from time to time. Many years ago, after Turbo Pascal died, I had
> to choose a new language. I compared VB (ver 1) and Delphi, and came to
the
> conclusion that the VB learning curve was much easier. VC++ was out of the
> question, it being a glorified assembler and written solely for the
> operating system programmers at MS.
> Now, with the movement to .net, I am conducting a similar evaluation. This
> time between C# and Delphi. (VB.net is obviously inferior to C#, and I
don't
> expect any more serious software to be written in that language).
> This is the first time I looked at Delphi for years. The similarities to
> .net are amazing. Of course, Delphi, with a linear development history
(That
> is, customer requirements that were met in the past are not thrown out
with
> a total rewrite), seems to be much better for everyday GUI / not heavily
DB
> apps than .net. VB6 was, for me, better. Is my experience unusual, or are
we
> going to see more Delphi programs?
>
>