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Results of the Visual Basic Survey: Part 2 Visual Basic 6.0 Usage Today

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This is part 2 of 3.

Part 1 – Language and Framework Usage
Part 2 – Visual Basic 6.0 Usage Today (This one!)
Part 3 – Move from Visual Basic 6.0 to .NET

Posted on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 2:07 PM Visual Basic , Poll/Survey , UK | Back to top

Comments on this post: Results of the Visual Basic Survey: Part 2 Visual Basic 6.0 Usage Today

# re: Results of the Visual Basic Survey: Part 2 Visual Basic 6.0 Usage Today

What was the sample size (how many surveyed?)

Left by Anon on Feb 23, 2009 2:43 PM

# re: Results of the Visual Basic Survey: Part 2 Visual Basic 6.0 Usage Today

At least one reason why we maintain (and indeed continue to develop with VB6 is the overhead in dealing with and distributing .net frameworks, and COM interop assemblies. We have a large C++ application with 80 or so COM dlls, and writing VB6 apps to use those means adding a small exe to the application installer. Adding a .NET app is a big change, and not one we can justify easily.

Left by Tom Mason on Feb 26, 2009 12:58 PM

# re: Results of the Visual Basic Survey: Part 2 Visual Basic 6.0 Usage Today

Again we ask: what was the sample size (how many surveyed?)

A survey that does not share the underlying sample size is not very helpful.

Please share the sample size.

Left by Mark on Mar 13, 2009 9:31 PM

# re: Results of the Visual Basic Survey: Part 2 Visual Basic 6.0 Usage Today

I have updated the main post with size info. Thanks.

Left by Eric on Mar 16, 2009 1:46 PM

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