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Why are people derisive towards Visual Basic?   [Edit]

Survey period: 19 Jan 2004 to 25 Jan 2004

VB has received a lot of flak over the years. Why? (Sent in by FruitBatInShades)

OptionVotes% 
Because it's horrible39726.97
Because they have never used it16611.28
Because people are programming snobs36124.52
Because they need to grow up1177.95
Because it's not a real programming language!43129.28



 
GeneralRe: There are no bad programming languages... Pin
Anonymous20-Jan-04 22:04
Anonymous20-Jan-04 22:04 
GeneralRe: There are no bad programming languages... Pin
Anonymous20-Jan-04 22:15
Anonymous20-Jan-04 22:15 
GeneralRe: There are no bad programming languages... Pin
Michael P Butler21-Jan-04 3:17
Michael P Butler21-Jan-04 3:17 
GeneralRe: There are no bad programming languages... Pin
Antony M Kancidrowski21-Jan-04 9:41
Antony M Kancidrowski21-Jan-04 9:41 
GeneralRe: There are no bad programming languages... Pin
GHoffer21-Jan-04 13:38
GHoffer21-Jan-04 13:38 
GeneralRe: There are no bad programming languages... Pin
Hauptman(n)21-Jan-04 3:37
Hauptman(n)21-Jan-04 3:37 
GeneralRe: ...just bad programmers ... and these seem to prefer VB! Pin
Shog921-Jan-04 5:24
sitebuilderShog921-Jan-04 5:24 
GeneralRe: ...just bad programmers ... and these seem to prefer VB! Pin
KevinHall21-Jan-04 9:27
KevinHall21-Jan-04 9:27 
As much as this was meant as a joke, I believe it is nonetheless very true. The reason is that there is a class of programmers (bad programmers) that usually haven't spent the time to learn something more structured. They tend to only learn enough to get their job done -- not enough to learn how to do it well. Historically, what language has been the easiest to learn and the easiest to program without much structure? BASIC (and then Visual Basic). Thus bad programmers tend to gravitate toward VB. And this is what I usually end up seeing (and I am sure many programmers see as well).

Before you start screaming at me, let me reassure people that I am NOT saying that VB programmers are necessarily bad programmers -- I have seen many very gifted VB programmers. It's just that VB tends to attract the lazy programmers (i.e. bad programmers).

- Kevin Hall

(A person who still believes that VB is useful for the right jobs)
GeneralVB.Net Pin
Deano20-Jan-04 8:44
Deano20-Jan-04 8:44 
GeneralRe: VB.Net Pin
Shog920-Jan-04 16:35
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Michael P Butler21-Jan-04 3:25
Michael P Butler21-Jan-04 3:25 
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Anonymous22-Jan-04 3:37
Anonymous22-Jan-04 3:37 
GeneralVB does not make bad software! Pin
FruitBatInShades20-Jan-04 8:22
FruitBatInShades20-Jan-04 8:22 
GeneralRe: VB does not make bad software! Pin
Shog920-Jan-04 16:33
sitebuilderShog920-Jan-04 16:33 
GeneralRe: VB does not make bad software! Pin
FruitBatInShades21-Jan-04 0:15
FruitBatInShades21-Jan-04 0:15 
GeneralRe: VB does not make bad software! Pin
Big Orange21-Jan-04 5:22
Big Orange21-Jan-04 5:22 
GeneralMissing a Choice Pin
Frisky20-Jan-04 3:08
Frisky20-Jan-04 3:08 
GeneralRe: Missing a Choice Pin
Shog920-Jan-04 16:30
sitebuilderShog920-Jan-04 16:30 
GeneralRe: Missing a Choice Pin
Frisky21-Jan-04 4:59
Frisky21-Jan-04 4:59 
GeneralRe: Missing a Choice Pin
KevinHall21-Jan-04 13:40
KevinHall21-Jan-04 13:40 
GeneralRe: Missing a Choice Pin
Frisky22-Jan-04 8:10
Frisky22-Jan-04 8:10 
General...what about VBScript? Pin
Luca Leonardo Scorcia20-Jan-04 1:38
professionalLuca Leonardo Scorcia20-Jan-04 1:38 
GeneralRe: ...what about VBScript? Pin
Shog920-Jan-04 16:24
sitebuilderShog920-Jan-04 16:24 
GeneralVB6: Horrible, VB.NET: not so bad Pin
Mike Dimmick20-Jan-04 1:10
Mike Dimmick20-Jan-04 1:10 
Generalmy answer is missing Pin
Corinna John19-Jan-04 23:37
Corinna John19-Jan-04 23:37 

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