Does Visual Basic 6 have almost the same code as VB.NET?

This is off topic since I have a funny story to tell after the answer......

 

[ragiepew]

maybe i'm asking for it...

Very similar syntax but different code...

 

[XZeroII]

tell the story, then I'll answer

 

[Argo]

I believe it's not backwards compatible.

 

[DT4K]

Syntactically similar. That's it.

 

Someone in my class(different time though) turned in VB 6 as a VB.NET assignment that they got from someone else. I heard he failed the course because of this.....
It was another class not mine but i was wondering if it converts it on its own...


Well it was funny to the class that someone didnt even try to convert it first, just turn it in.... I have no VB 6 experience so i thought i would ask.....

 

[DT4K]

VS.Net includes tools to convert VB6 apps to VB.Net. I haven't personally used them, but supposedly they do a decent job of converting the majority of the code. Still have to do some manual work to get everything properly converted though. And the wizards are probably less succesful on more complex apps.

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: Phocas
Someone in my class(different time though) turned in VB 6 as a VB.NET assignment that they got from someone else. I heard he failed the course because of this.....
It was another class not mine but i was wondering if it converts it on its own...


Well it was funny to the class that someone didnt even try to convert it first, just turn it in.... I have no VB 6 experience so i thought i would ask.....

That story sucked!

 

[Monoman]

IMO vb6 was easier to learn compaired to vb.net. ALTHOUGH, now that I am using vb.net to me it's more powerful and complex. IMO again, if you are going to have to learn vb.net I would say learn C#.net as it's code it disimilar from vb.net but inthe manner you program with it is the same..


Mitch

 

Originally posted by: Moralpanic

Originally posted by: Phocas
Someone in my class(different time though) turned in VB 6 as a VB.NET assignment that they got from someone else. I heard he failed the course because of this.....
It was another class not mine but i was wondering if it converts it on its own...


Well it was funny to the class that someone didnt even try to convert it first, just turn it in.... I have no VB 6 experience so i thought i would ask.....

That story sucked!

Thats confirmed, thanks guys. 🙂