VB 2008 Overview

Abstract

This book is for experienced object-oriented developers. In this overview, we will take a look at some of the major language differences between Visual Basic 2008 (VB 2008), C# 3.0, and Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6). Functionally, VB 2008 and C# 3.0 are nearly identical, and you can use either language to create stable, high-performance applications in the .NET environment. You’ll see the biggest differences in the syntax, which is completely different between the two languages. VB 2008 and VB6 are also vastly different from each other, and we will look at some of the overreaching differences between the two languages. Next, we will review a simple VB 2008 program to get an idea of the programmatic structure in .NET 3.5 and wrap up with a summary of what’s new for current VB programmers in this latest and greatest version, VB 2008.