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Learning VB
I've been learning VB 6 and using it in Excel. But due to the current
economic situation, am fearing for my job and want to start learning/taking classes in what is the most marketable form of VB so-to-speak. There is VBA, VB net, VB Studio, etc. and I don't understand the difference between them and what is used for what basically. Can someone advise re the VB differences and their opinion on what area is likely to be more in demand? I realize no one knows for sure and this is opinion only - will definitely not hold anyone responsible for their feedback, of course, but some guidance would be of real help to me in going forward. Thanks.... |
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Very broadly speaking from Norway Europe, where this discussion is everlasting: VB6 is old as in old. Unsupported for like 10 years. The only place where it is used is in maintenance of older projects, and as VBA, the Office programming language. None of these in a resume will get anyone a job. VB turned dotnet (and broke backwards compatibility) together with the new language C# (Csharp), presented to me as "Java but it works" back then. Net is used for standalone programs, websites and lots of things. There are plenty jobs out there for VB.NET and C#. So my advice #1 from a market view would be C# http://www.microsoft.com/express/vcsharp/ buy a book, download for free, work and learn. C# is what everybody asks for. #2 is VB.Net http://www.microsoft.com/Express/VB/ likewise, buy a book, download for free. And leave it to us elderly to write and maintain VBA and VB6. We work for coffee and a free t-shirt. Best wishes Harald "Paige" wrote in message ... I've been learning VB 6 and using it in Excel. But due to the current economic situation, am fearing for my job and want to start learning/taking classes in what is the most marketable form of VB so-to-speak. There is VBA, VB net, VB Studio, etc. and I don't understand the difference between them and what is used for what basically. Can someone advise re the VB differences and their opinion on what area is likely to be more in demand? I realize no one knows for sure and this is opinion only - will definitely not hold anyone responsible for their feedback, of course, but some guidance would be of real help to me in going forward. Thanks.... |
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If you have been using VB6 then you should be able to adapt to any VB based
product. The differences are basically related to the software of the other products. It would be similar to using VBA with Excel and then trying to use it with Word or Power Point. The constants may vary and there might be some terminology to get used to, but the basics remain the same. But if I were doing the interview, I would be looking for someone who understood the logic and and how to get the desired output from the available input. I don't know that I would be that concerned with whether it was VB.Net or VBA or VB6. "Paige" wrote: I've been learning VB 6 and using it in Excel. But due to the current economic situation, am fearing for my job and want to start learning/taking classes in what is the most marketable form of VB so-to-speak. There is VBA, VB net, VB Studio, etc. and I don't understand the difference between them and what is used for what basically. Can someone advise re the VB differences and their opinion on what area is likely to be more in demand? I realize no one knows for sure and this is opinion only - will definitely not hold anyone responsible for their feedback, of course, but some guidance would be of real help to me in going forward. Thanks.... |
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Thanks guys! I'm one of the "elderly", but hope my brain is still able to
learn something new. Will definitely check into both C # and VB.net and see where to go from there. Appreciate the links Harald! "Harald Staff" wrote: Hi Very broadly speaking from Norway Europe, where this discussion is everlasting: VB6 is old as in old. Unsupported for like 10 years. The only place where it is used is in maintenance of older projects, and as VBA, the Office programming language. None of these in a resume will get anyone a job. VB turned dotnet (and broke backwards compatibility) together with the new language C# (Csharp), presented to me as "Java but it works" back then. Net is used for standalone programs, websites and lots of things. There are plenty jobs out there for VB.NET and C#. So my advice #1 from a market view would be C# http://www.microsoft.com/express/vcsharp/ buy a book, download for free, work and learn. C# is what everybody asks for. #2 is VB.Net http://www.microsoft.com/Express/VB/ likewise, buy a book, download for free. And leave it to us elderly to write and maintain VBA and VB6. We work for coffee and a free t-shirt. Best wishes Harald "Paige" wrote in message ... I've been learning VB 6 and using it in Excel. But due to the current economic situation, am fearing for my job and want to start learning/taking classes in what is the most marketable form of VB so-to-speak. There is VBA, VB net, VB Studio, etc. and I don't understand the difference between them and what is used for what basically. Can someone advise re the VB differences and their opinion on what area is likely to be more in demand? I realize no one knows for sure and this is opinion only - will definitely not hold anyone responsible for their feedback, of course, but some guidance would be of real help to me in going forward. Thanks.... |
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