Why are we criticizing VB.NET?

What Now?

So where do I place my chips? In my opinion VB.NET will greatly improve the way we develop desktop and web applications. If you are leading a team, you can use the .NET platform to figure out which members show the motivation to start learning it before its release. Then reward them by having them help educate the team when the time comes to use it. If you are a developer, I would take a little time each day to get acquainted with it. Read an article or code snippet each day. This will help defer the shell shock of having to learn the intricacies of VB.NET when crunch time comes. The changes will require time and effort, but there are plenty of resources already available to help us make VB.NET the powerhouse in our development toolbox not just a RAD tool.

Changes in VB.NET
Visual Studio Next Generation: Language Enhancements
The Future of Visual Basic
New Object-Oriented Capabilities in VB.NET
Introducing .NET
What's new in VB.NET?
About Visual Basic.NET

Upgrading to VB.NET
Making the Transition to VB.NET from VB6

To read about some of the criticisms of VB.NET see the following:
VB.NET: Is it too complex?
Visual Fred
Microsoft's new Visual Basic--a .Not?
VB.NET Raises Hackles

If these don't satisfy your desire to hear heckling of VB.NET check out our online discussion groups or at other places like Developers Exchange and ZDNet.

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