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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



 
GeneralThe god-complexed programmer... Pin
Fortner24-Jan-04 10:59
Fortner24-Jan-04 10:59 
The god-complex programmer keeps shining through more and more. He can't address all of the questions without asking ones in an attempt to show that he knows more than an avid VB programmer. He pretends to have real points throughout all of his original messages and later uses the copout phrases like "this is completely unrelated to my point" or "you completely missed the point" to evade the fact that his statements show that he is prejudiced against VB programmers. He's even reluctant to recognize the term 'programmer' in the context of VB. If there's any point at all, that's it and nothing else. VB and VB programmers are below him and he scoffs at them.

My not answering tokenization the god-complex programmer would think is relevant but it is of no consequence. I could avoid it just like he avoided one of his. The term has different meanings in other contexts such as that which is used in the stages of the compiling process. But no matter what the answer is, the god-complex programmer would not be satisfied with either a single sentence or a dissertation. After all, he is god and I'm beneath him.

GeneralBecause it has no built-in CListCtrl. Pin
Uwe Keim22-Jan-04 4:08
sitebuilderUwe Keim22-Jan-04 4:08 
GeneralThe exact answer is: it lacks elegance. Pin
Emilio CL22-Jan-04 0:55
Emilio CL22-Jan-04 0:55 
GeneralBe easy on me... I am molting. Pin
Fortner21-Jan-04 22:37
Fortner21-Jan-04 22:37 
GeneralRe: Be easy on me... I am molting. Pin
FruitBatInShades22-Jan-04 9:21
FruitBatInShades22-Jan-04 9:21 
GeneralActiveX Control Sizing Pin
clawton21-Jan-04 13:37
clawton21-Jan-04 13:37 
GeneralThink VB is to an extent jinxed by its past Pin
Hermit Dave21-Jan-04 12:38
professionalHermit Dave21-Jan-04 12:38 
GeneralI would have liked to vote for more than one answer... Pin
John M. Drescher21-Jan-04 5:55
John M. Drescher21-Jan-04 5:55 
GeneralRe: I would have liked to vote for more than one answer... Pin
Hermit Dave21-Jan-04 12:42
professionalHermit Dave21-Jan-04 12:42 
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John M. Drescher21-Jan-04 12:49
John M. Drescher21-Jan-04 12:49 
GeneralRe: I would have liked to vote for more than one answer... Pin
Hermit Dave21-Jan-04 13:12
professionalHermit Dave21-Jan-04 13:12 
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p05esto23-Jan-04 9:17
p05esto23-Jan-04 9:17 
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John M. Drescher23-Jan-04 9:49
John M. Drescher23-Jan-04 9:49 
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User 46247820-Jan-04 21:48
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Simon Hughes20-Jan-04 22:07
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SimonS20-Jan-04 22:36
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bneacetp21-Jan-04 1:21
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damasta3021-Jan-04 2:19
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GeneralThese gloves came free with my toilet brush! Pin
Shog921-Jan-04 5:23
sitebuilderShog921-Jan-04 5:23 
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John M. Drescher21-Jan-04 6:02
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Owen Hines22-Jan-04 2:14
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dcasmey22-Jan-04 18:14
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p05esto23-Jan-04 9:20
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p05esto23-Jan-04 9:22
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David Stone23-Jan-04 9:35
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