demon_slayer2839 Member Posts: 22 From: Registered: 08-01-2004 |
Does anyone know of a free or open source clone for visual basic 6.0? Thanks yall. |
D-SIPL Moderator Posts: 1345 From: Maesteg, Wales Registered: 07-21-2001 |
KBasic? --D-SIPL ------------------ |
HanClinto Administrator Posts: 1828 From: Indiana Registered: 10-11-2004 |
What platform? (Linux or Windows?) I'm going to assume you're talking about Windows, though if you want Linux help I can point you in a few directions there also. I hadn't heard of KBasic before, that's a cool looking project. Some other alternatives are to use Visual Basic.NET. I don't think it's much harder to learn than VB 6. SharpDevelop supports Visual Basic .NET, and it's a free IDE. That's what I use for a lot of things. Or you can download Microsoft's free express products: Hope that helps! --clint ------------------ |
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FredSmith Junior Member Posts: 2 From: Registered: 03-06-2005 |
I'd recommend C#, which you can get an IDE for free. VB is really terrible, although VB.NET is a little better. If you don't want to be a serious programmer, then I guess try one of the many BASIC variants around, just don't make the mistake of thinking they will make you a programmer in any employable sense of the word. |
bennythebear Member Posts: 1225 From: kentucky,usa Registered: 12-13-2003 |
that's a little harsh man  . i know there's a lot more jobs if you go the c/c++/c# route, but visual basic isn't completely useless, or else it wouldn't be around anymore. it's also easier to get you started into programming. ------------------ www.gfa.org - Gospel for Asia www.persecution.com - Voice of the Martyrs |
fingolfin Member Posts: 197 From: IL Registered: 03-19-2005 |
Yeah, I learned VB, and I can see where is has a lot of limitations, and it's probably a better use of your time to learn a C language, but VB is not completely useless, and it's very useful for creating small apps rather easily. Haven't use it in awhile, and I'm gonna start working on learning C++, or maybe Javascript, I dunno yet... |
Rhyolite Member Posts: 86 From: UK Registered: 08-04-2004 |
Not to over emphasise a point, but don't knock BASIC type languages too much. I have worked commercialy with two BASIC variants, one of them VB6 and the other an in-house developed language. Personaly, I prefer BASIC over C and its derivatives!! It all gets crunched into lots of 1's and 0's at the end of the day  But admitedly, C does have more job prospects than BASIC! Rhy |
