Visual Basic Blog

A group blog from members of the VB team

I'm A VB: Oscar Martin

Website: www.oscarmartin.org  ·        How long have you been using VB?More than 10 years  For other interviews in this series, please visit http://imavb.net...

I'm A VB: Michael Becht

(image)   Website: http://cracklinhot.com  ·        How long have you been using VB?I think it was VB.3 that I started with.  As I recall you weren't even able to connect to a DB back then.  Its amazing how much I've had to discard over the years as VB evolved into its ...

I'm A VB: Frank Buchan

Website: http://frankbuchan.blogspot.com/  ·        How long have you been using VB?Since about 1992, I believe, though I recall playing with something even earlier. ·        What industry do you work in?My company provides highly integrated...

I'm A VB: Júlio Ködel

 ·        How long have you been using VB?BASIC since 1986, Visual Basic since 1995. ·        What industry do you work in?(Really) Generic Software Development ·        How big is your ...

I'm A VB: Luke Burri

(image)   ·        How long have you been using VB? for 7 Years   ·        What industry do you work in? Library Systems   ·        How big is your development team? 2 Persons   &...

I'm A VB: Dattaprasad Kulkarni

  Website: http://getdotnet.wordpress.com  ·        How long have you been using VB?I am using VB.NET since last 3 years, have used Visual Studio 2003, Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Studio 2008 as well. ·        What industry do you ...

How do I deploy an application and its prerequisites? (Mary Lee)

Let me count the ways: xcopy, ClickOnce, Windows Installer (.msi), Windows Installer XML, Group Policy, Active Directory, Systems Management Service or System Center Configuration Manager, login scripts, CD, USB drive, and many more third-party software options. Despite the many options, one common requirement is that applications typically ...

I'm A VB: Mohammadhani Toutounchi

(image)  Website: http://honeyos.blogspot.com/  ·        How long have you been using VB?10 years ·        What industry do you work in?Software Consulting.E-Comerce(Forex) ·        ...

I'm A VB: Ambarish Joglekar

 ·        How long have you been using VB?6 Years ·        What industry do you work in?Software Consulting.IT ·        How big is your development team?10 ·   &...

Getting Loopy (Matt Gertz)

In my last post, I talked about the hidden costs that can occur whenever you call out to methods, particularly in loops.  In looking at my examples, reader KG2V commented that another thing that folks need to be aware of is avoiding the assumption that the world (or, in this case, a list) is a static thing.  It’s a good point ...