Tuesday, January 16th, 2007
My wife's workplace is a through and through Windows shop running on Microsoft Access. As they have expanded, they have begun to bump against the inherent limits of a file-based database like Access. Currently, they are considered switching to a commercial server-based database such as MS SQL Server, but I ...
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Wednesday, March 9th, 2005
I just ran across a blog post calling on Microsoft to reinstate support for VB6 syntax in VB.NET (via MS Watch). There is also a petition signed by multiple MVPs. Among the more interesting parts:
Worse, Microsoft broke the sacred trust of BASIC developers; something the company carefully cultivated since its ...
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Saturday, December 4th, 2004
Just ran across a Linux program that aims to be a Visual Basic-replacement for Linux - Gambas. Haven't played with it yet but it looks very promising especially the fact that it is syntax compatible with VB6. I wonder if Microsoft cares enough to stop them considering that VB6 probably ...
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