[sreenadh]

This question might sound lame to some but i really am curious to know what is the difference between VB6 & VB.net.
The reason why i am asking is b'cos still i know ppl who use VB6 while making a program to run in Win XP. And they say that VB6 is better than Vb.net.
But the funny part is, the ppl who use vb6 dont know much about vb.net and vice versa.

I have not been able to ask a person who knows vb6 & vb.net which is better. Thats why i am posting my question here. I did try searching the net for an answer but it was of no help.

[dquigley]

It's not a lame question, but one that is difficult to answer. It is similar to asking What is the best airline to fly... it really depends on what you like and where you want to go.

There are lots of sites that speak to the differences. Google "differences between VB6 and VB.NET"

Here is one that caught my eye.

Comparing VB6 and VB.NET

Best,
Dan

[Devader]

I agree. There are a lot of differences between VB6 and VB.NET. For me there are 2 main ones.

1) VB.NET is totally Object-Oriented (OO) but VB6 had OO bolted on from VB3 (or VB4?).
2) The .NET library is vast and bigger than anything you got with VB6.

By your question, I wonder if you don't know the power of OO, so I suggest you read up about that. For instance in VB6 'String' is just a type of variable. In VB.NET, String is a Class.

It's not just the language differences - it's also a lot to do with the Integrated Development Environment (IDE) that you use to program in. Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 instead of VB6's own IDE. Personally, I would not go back to VB6.

[sreenadh]

I am really glad that some you actually answered me. I was just discussing the same issue with a friend who at point of time told me that VB6 is better than VB.net. And now he is telling that VB.net is better.
He said that when VB.net came by, he was excited but all burned off when the WAY of working with VB.net was totally different when compared to vb6. He was not in a position to accept change and move on. So he just tried to console himself by tell that VB6 was better.
But sometime back, he got a person who taught him the "WAY" of working with VB.net and now he is begging everyone he knows to use VB.net.

So to sum up in my own words, I guess that ppl where not willing to accept change.
I guess that just one point and there is more.

[Devader]

I've been thinking over what I said to you and remembered one more thing against VB6. Shortly after VB.NET came out in 2002, Microsoft said it would stop supporting VB6. So many people objected, Microsoft extended the deadline. That was in 2002. I don't know if Microsoft supports VB6 now 4 years later. Read more here
http://geekswithblogs.net/dtotzke/ar.../10/25916.aspx

if you go to http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/ you can download VB.NET Express which is a FREE slightly clipped version of VB.NET 2005 (as well as all the other Express offerings - C#, SQL Server Express etc). Note that this offer was launched on 7 November 2005 and will not be available after 7 November 2006, so get them for FREE (and FREE online training) while you can.

Have fun. Welcome to the wonderful world of .NET.