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   It just goes against my grain that's all. I prefer to write lightweight,   
   lightening fast applications. Microsoft appears to have developed a   
   different philosophy: Jam pack everything with features, tools and   
   possibilities but at the end of the day when you want to write a little app   
   it's going to rely on this bulky framework to carry it. If the OS & apps   
   were trimmed down then we'd only need half the computing power... or we'd be   
   getting double the performance with the current computing power. Then add   
   all extras as they become required.   
      
   I don't have a lot of experience with .net so I could be wrong, but it   
   appears to be typical Microsoft bloat style :)   
      
   Am I going to need a flameproof coat after this post? I hope not, I'm not   
   trying to rock the boat, this is just my observation.   
      
   "Dee Earley"  wrote in message   
   news:4a2f6db1$0$344$7b0f0fd3@reader.news.newnet.co.uk...   
   > On 10/06/2009 06:48, Moiv wrote:   
   >> Is Visual Basic 6 still widely in use or is it dead in the water?   
   >>   
   >> I have downloaded Visual Basic 2008 Express. Applications built with this   
   >> require the latest .net framework to be installed. I would much prefer to   
   >> build lightweight&  fast applications that do not require users to   
   >> download   
   >> the latest .net framework. The .net applications also seem to run a lot   
   >> slower due to the framework overhead. I assume VB6 does not have this   
   >> .net   
   >> requirement?   
   >   
   > VB6 is still very widely in use.   
   > If you are learning, don't even bother with vb6.   
   > There is nothing wrong with .NET and is very prevalent.   
   >   
   > --   
   > Dee Earley (dee.earley@icode.co.uk)   
   > i-Catcher Development Team   
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