whats faster vb.net or vb6??

Discussion in 'Code Snippets and Tutorials' started by Snowmanny, Oct 6, 2008.

  1. Snowmanny

    Snowmanny Level III

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    i havent coded in a few months so gonna start up again. now is probably the best time for me to switch from .net to vb6 since i probably forgot a lil bit of how to write certain coding so all my .net habits are gone and learning vb6 would be easier.

    is vb6 alot faster and should i switch or is vb.net just as fast??
     
  2. ricky92

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    If you mean faster as "faster to learn", I think they're almost the same thing. Vb.net has more things, but that doesn't mean it has more things TO LEARN... If you mean faster as coding execution, instead, Vb.net is alot faster than vb6.
     
  3. Zach

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    The only downside (in my opinion) to .NET is the 250mb framework =\
     
  4. Snowmanny

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    not faster to learn, as i already know quite a few things with vb.net, but not enough to make a msab, but almost anything else.

    i was thinking faster execution of commands, so i guess im sticking to .net
     
  5. Violent_J

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    Rickey, you make a program in vb.net, give me the code, I will change a few things and we will see what is faster. I think they are roughly the same to be honest. Maybe vb.net is a few miliseconds faster but vb.net source code can be ripped.
     
  6. ricky92

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    Vb.net is faster of course. Why would someone update a language code if it is slower? Of course, I know String management is slower in vb.net than in vb6, but this can be solved using the StringBuilder Class. And if you obfuscate the code it's really hard to find a working free (or cracked) decompiler. Reflector can't deobfuscate nor show the obfuscated code.
     
  7. Violent_J

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    Yeah, i know. I meant for neopet programs. Not the language in general. I will take up vb.net if you teach me how to obfuscate the code.
     
  8. ricky92

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    Simple, download Assemblur and install it. You will need VS for this though.