.Net questions

[juster21]

I was looking to take a VB class but can only find VB .Net classes. Would it be bad for me to take these instead?

 

[Smitty]

Check out https://www.getthebetas.com/profile.aspx

Microsoft is giving away the beta version of Visual Studio 2005, which includes VB.NET, C++, C#, J#, etc. Once you get it, you'll find links to a ton of hands-on labs to get you started.

Here's a link to Introducing Visual Basic 2005 for Developers, which is a good intro to what the suite can do.

As for if a class in .NET is more appropriate, probably, as .NET is the new platform, essentially replacing VB6. Would it be bad, no.

If you're referring to a VBA class instead, well it really depends on how much you rely on Office, as opposed to creating stand-alone applications, although .NET does/can interact with Office: Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office Hands-On Labs for Excel 2003

I keep working with VBA even though I'm working on learning .NET. VBA is entirely relevant to where my job is now, .NET is relevant to where it can go in the future.

HTH,

Smitty