Regarding: VB6 as compared to VB2008 Express

[Ryotronix]

Alright, I've made arrangements with my Digital Media teacher at school, and he has allowed me to spend my semester in his class teaching myself either visual basic, or c++, which I intend to do.

I am unsure as to whether I should obtain a version of the VB6 software, or to download the VisualStudio 2008 Express which within it contains a bundle of other programs as well as Visual Basic.

Just looking for assistance/insight is all.

[Matt]

Alright, I've made arrangements with my Digital Media teacher at school, and he has allowed me to spend my semester in his class teaching myself either visual basic, or c++, which I intend to do.

I am unsure as to whether I should obtain a version of the VB6 software, or to download the VisualStudio 2008 Express which within it contains a bundle of other programs as well as Visual Basic.

Just looking for assistance/insight is all.

Visual Studio 2008 is VB.Net, if that helps you at all.

[Ryotronix]

What exactly is VB.net, and how does it relate to VB6 and how useful is it?

[Toast]

VB.NET VB6, period.

The upgrading wizard Microsoft has come up with to upgrade your VB6 projects to VB.NET is a joke. There are so many better ways of doing things with the .NET syntax that using the same methods upgraded from VB6 is not worth your time. Your better off re-writing all your projects from VB6 to VB.NET.

[GIAKEN]

Visual Basic 6 is released in the Visual Studio 6 collection, where as Visual Basic .NET is released in the Visual Studio 2006+ collections.

Visual Studio includes various types of development software, such as Visual Basic, Visual C++, C# (which is also using the .NET frame work), and so on.