Re: "SHOULD I DUMP VISUAL BASIC?"

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From: Steven R. Zuch
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 1996 03:22

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woodhead@astro.uiuc.edu (Daniel Bullok) wrote:

....

>In <4etkm5$n3p@newshost.cyberramp.net>, gcopelan@cyberramp.net (George Copeland) writes:
>Boy, I could almost hear your mind snap shut when someone criticized VB.
>While VB is a very useful tool, it falls short of being a first class 
>language (IMNSHO).  Also, the fact that it is interpreted IS a big 
>disadvantage in speed, and compiled languages don't HAVE to take up much
>more memory than interpreted ones anyway.  

....

The impact of overall system performance using a compiled language
versus a interpretative language depends on the nature of the
application.  If the application is database centric, the difference
is not that large is the situations that we have encountered.  The
performance of the database engine and report generator is
significantly more import.  None of our custom applications are
ever self-contained (regardless of the language used) due
to the reliance on Windows for so many basic functions. However, if
your application is only counting in a loop, Delphi will blow VB
away.  We don't get too many of those type of jobs, though :(.

Steven R. Zuch
Cogent Management Inc.

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From: stevez1@ibm.net (Steven R. Zuch)
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Subject: Re: "SHOULD I DUMP VISUAL BASIC?"
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 1996 03:22:41 GMT
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