Default Instances are EVIL !

re: Default Instances are EVIL !

bill — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 09:10:00 GMT

This is way too late to say anything. VS 2005 is nearly out (this month I believe). But I don't care.

I spent a long time programming with Access/VB6, and it was fine for the job. I found VB.NET, and loved it - the 'feel' I was used to, combined with the power of the new framework. Then I found out about this "bringing back" of an old feature like this, contrary to the clean, consistent basics of OOP, and I thought to myself: if they can bring this back, what's next?

Maybe they should bring back the Variant. Maybe they should make calls to Subs work without parentheses. Maybe bring back the "Set" statement for objects. Fixed length strings too. Option Base 1. Certainly, that'd make it a lot easier for my old VB6 code to run without me making modifications; and surely *that's* what's wanted by those diehards complaining that their old code won't work and Microsoft should help them out? My answer to Microsoft, and to the diehards: leave it, it's not worth it.

Incidentally, like hundreds of other former VB6'ers I've seen in recent months, I've switched to C#. In the end, as much as I like the feel of VB syntax, I believe this is the true upgrade route for VB6 developers. VB.NET is destined to be one big carrot on a string, becoming more and more like VB6 to tempt the luddites to "go .NET".

Re: Default Instances...

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Fixing Default Isntances

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Fixing Default Isntances

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re: Default Instances are EVIL !

bill — Mon, 01 Nov 2004 18:56:00 GMT

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So rather than throw an exception if you try to re-show a form, the VB team added code to check if the form had been disposed, since when a Form is closed, it’s Dispose method is called.
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The docs and experience suggests that closing the Form calls Dispose only if the form was shown modally.

re: Default Instances are EVIL !

bill — Fri, 24 Sep 2004 01:42:00 GMT

+=1
We are not alone but is MSFT listening?

Default Instance in Visual Basic .NET 2005

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re: Default Instances are EVIL !

bill — Tue, 03 Aug 2004 14:46:00 GMT

We're not alone...

http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/productfeedback/viewfeedback.aspx?feedbackid=65ff7de1-5075-46f5-89e4-2a11dac20db2

re: Default Instances are EVIL !

bill — Mon, 02 Aug 2004 13:33:00 GMT

I add myself to your requests...

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