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In article <4fbkh0$8au@news4.digex.net>, ell@access1.digex.net says...
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>I find Visual Basic to be a nice complement to my C++ tools, as I'm sure
>Delphi and similar are.  Admittedly Delphi can "put the pedal to the
>metal" somewhat more than VB. 
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>Elliott

I agree with Elliott, Microsoft has really place Visual Basic as a wonderfull 
interface developement language with great qualities of mixed language 
developement features.  VB can integrate with C++ through DLLs, OLE, and OLE 
custom controls.  (leak/rumor) That version 5 will support true compiling to 
machine code not pcode.
Remember that software developement is big task which includes the pain 
stacking customization of the interface ... C++ does not allow for easy and 
fast customizing of interfaces that enviroments like Delpi and VB support.
A misunderstood fact about pcode in VB is that it must be so slow because 
each instruction must be interpretted.  One statement in VB may be the 
equivalent of 100 statements in C++ ... the overhead of interpreting the one 
statement per 100 c++ instructions is pretty minimal for the flexibility and 
simplicity gained by the language.  A VB program is as good as the programmer 
... unload processing onto APIs and controls that are written in C/C++/ASM.

We are putting the finishing touches on a training package that currently has 
full screen full motion video.  The video contains actors that can be touched 
using a touch screen or a mouse - these movie real life actors are tracked 
dynamically to determine who got touched.  The program simulates a party at 
the ambassadors party in paris where you can interact with people in real 
time.  The entire program is based in Visual Basic attached to an Access 2.0 
database using a handful of VBX controls.  you would never think that Visual 
Basic was used to develope the package ... and the time saving was unreal 
compared to full developement in C++.

The software is called Tuning In! developed by Motivational Concepts, Inc. 
used in Tuning In! training sponsored by Chamber of Commerces across the 
nation.

This is not comparison to go to VB over C++, but never underestimate the 
power of a software package...Use the right tool for the right job.  Which in 
many cases is several packages for mixed language developement.

	N. Scott Vann
	Motivational Concepts, Inc.
	Software Engineering/Multimedia Training Systems

Good luck to everyone...