visual basic question

kareem100 · 06-08-2009, 03:43 PM

Hi,

I used to work as a programmer using visual foxpro.

I am currently interested in learning visual basic, and I was wandering if someone could tell me the difference between visual basic 2008 express edition and the visual basic contained in visual studio 2008.

I know the visual basic 2008 express will be a lot more limited in it's capability ( since it is a free download ), but I just want to know how limited it will be.
I would really like to know if mastering visual basic 2008 express, would qualify me work as a visual basic programmer.

Regards,
Mohammed.

**jamiemac2005** · 06-08-2009, 03:59 PM

Hey, the differences between the express version and the full studio are that the full studio contains a lot more tools to aid your coding. The code you produce will compile the same, (so there's no limitations as per your output)... There's also limitations in the templates provided and inbuilt objects... But may i suggest SharpDevelop, SharpDevelop is an Open Source IDE for .Net languages, which has the same full functionality of visual studio.

When i went down the VB.Net route myself(VB2005 at the time) i wen't down the Express Editions route, learned a fair amount, but then found sharp develop and found it to be (in my mind) a better IDE.

To answer your final question, yes Mastering express edition would allow you to work as a VB developer. But again using SharpDevelop allows you to branch out a little further =]

Cheers,
Jamey

kropes · 06-13-2009, 02:46 AM

Maybe off the track a little.. but my suggestion is to forget programming for the individual computer, as in making an application that resides on the computer itself. Learn about building web based applications. ASP, Javascript, html, ADO database access (ms sql, my sql, etc)

I have been programming for 27 years now. I have seen a few triends... now see a trend (and i think this will last a long time) to more distributed applications, and web based applications where users log into a website and perform all of their office related functions and communications there. Its in a way a return to the old school days of a true client server application.. In this case the server is a web site and the client is the browser.

My org, we design web based database software that homeless shelters use to manage all of their day to day operations. Amazing what we can accomplish with a single point of code installation on a web server and over 200 users accessing the web site to input client data. We only have to worry about a single computer running the most recent code. and make sure its compatible with the most popular browsers... no special concerns about the amount of memory, type of video drivers/cards, size of hard drives, etc... the bottom line is if the clients computer can get to the internet.. it will run our software.

06-08-2009, 03:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
kareem100 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 12 OS: windows xp	visual basic question Hi, I used to work as a programmer using visual foxpro. I am currently interested in learning visual basic, and I was wandering if someone could tell me the difference between visual basic 2008 express edition and the visual basic contained in visual studio 2008. I know the visual basic 2008 express will be a lot more limited in it's capability ( since it is a free download ), but I just want to know how limited it will be. I would really like to know if mastering visual basic 2008 express, would qualify me work as a visual basic programmer. Regards, Mohammed.

06-08-2009, 03:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
jamiemac2005 Design Team Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Coventry, UK Posts: 1,853 OS: Vista, various linux distros	Re: visual basic question Hey, the differences between the express version and the full studio are that the full studio contains a lot more tools to aid your coding. The code you produce will compile the same, (so there's no limitations as per your output)... There's also limitations in the templates provided and inbuilt objects... But may i suggest SharpDevelop, SharpDevelop is an Open Source IDE for .Net languages, which has the same full functionality of visual studio. When i went down the VB.Net route myself(VB2005 at the time) i wen't down the Express Editions route, learned a fair amount, but then found sharp develop and found it to be (in my mind) a better IDE. To answer your final question, yes Mastering express edition would allow you to work as a VB developer. But again using SharpDevelop allows you to branch out a little further =] Cheers, Jamey __________________ Myspace

06-13-2009, 02:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
kropes Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2 OS: XP	Re: visual basic question Maybe off the track a little.. but my suggestion is to forget programming for the individual computer, as in making an application that resides on the computer itself. Learn about building web based applications. ASP, Javascript, html, ADO database access (ms sql, my sql, etc) I have been programming for 27 years now. I have seen a few triends... now see a trend (and i think this will last a long time) to more distributed applications, and web based applications where users log into a website and perform all of their office related functions and communications there. Its in a way a return to the old school days of a true client server application.. In this case the server is a web site and the client is the browser. My org, we design web based database software that homeless shelters use to manage all of their day to day operations. Amazing what we can accomplish with a single point of code installation on a web server and over 200 users accessing the web site to input client data. We only have to worry about a single computer running the most recent code. and make sure its compatible with the most popular browsers... no special concerns about the amount of memory, type of video drivers/cards, size of hard drives, etc... the bottom line is if the clients computer can get to the internet.. it will run our software.