Is it worth upgrading from vs6 to vs.net if your an average programmer?
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Is it worth upgrading from vs6 to vs.net if your an average programmer?
no
u dont need the extra features unless you want c# or the new VB
on a side note vs.net is significantly slower than vs 6
Well speed isnt really an issue, I have plenty of ram. And a fast processor. I was just wondering because I can get my hands on an Academic version (for free), and Ive been reading around looking for reviews on it. The reason Im not jumping right on the wagon is because "if it isnt broke dont fix it" kinda thing. I mainly use C++,although I use vb occasionaly...are there any good improvements?
Just wanted to be sure because I've heard that the bad things out weigh the good things..
for c++ u really shouldn't bother unless you use MFC extensively... and VB it's supposedly much more powerful now (and very different)
vs.net is very slow on my 950mhz tbird and 256mb ram system. i know it's not exactly high end but i find it ridiculous that a glorified editor should require so much power...
If you use C++ DEFINITELY switch to VS.NET. It runs pretty good on most systems that I have run it on at work. It's not quite as fast as VS6, but the later versions are still pretty fast.Quote:
Originally posted by dighn
for c++ u really shouldn't bother unless you use MFC extensively... and VB it's supposedly much more powerful now (and very different)
vs.net is very slow on my 950mhz tbird and 256mb ram system. i know it's not exactly high end but i find it ridiculous that a glorified editor should require so much power...
The major reason to switch is the FAR better implementation of STL (Standard Template Libraries) in VS.net. Far more stable with less bugs. :)
Unless, of course, you don't use the Microsoft STL libraries from VS6 and you use a propriertary one instead.