I was VB 6 developer! now we have migrated from windows to open source plateform. I need a developement tool to continue my development work. please help me. I want an Complete IDE like vb 6 in any language but able to designe gui, debugging.
2007-01-11 18:31:14 · 10 answers · asked by Nasir Iqbal 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
The environment most similar to VB6 on Linux is Gambas:
http://gambas.sourceforge.net/
Though you might find it more difficult that it's similar but not quite the same syntax. Another project which is more similar to Delphi is Free Pascal with the Lazarus IDE:
http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org/
Free pascal programs can be compiled on both Linux and Windows.
2007-01-12 09:48:17 · answer #1 · answered by rob_crowther_uk 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Real Basic is based on the "basic" syntax but it isn't really anything like VB6. Visual Basic 6 is a component orientated language and hence is platform specific to the components on which it depends. This method of programming is within the COM+ model and is exclusive to Microsoft.
MONO .Net by Novel is the closest thing you will get really but your talking about .Net languages where the syntax is similar enough in fact identical and extended and lacking in COM+ dependencies.
VB .Net is a worthwhile upgrade as its not only free but introduces a new level of sophistication and power. Being able to create VB modules in the VB6 world is also possible and then you could import the DLL or library that you created with VB6 and then import it into your includes within a .Net language such as VB .Net, C# .Net or even C++ .Net and compile it within the Mono environment on Linux.
http://www.mono-project.com
There are two branches of the open source .Net IDE SharpDevelop and as one of them came to an end it's now MonoDevelop for Linux exclusivity. This is based on Mono and if nothing more, quite a good place to start having a look at upgrading your skills from VB6 world as man, being honest thats old hat and .Net blows it's usefulness to pieces, except for that single fact - you know how to program already so it's not like your having to reinvent the wheel.
As for a commercially viable and quite matured IDE which is big with Java people, lends itself to .Net and kicks serious butt - Eclipse is your friend - really a great development environment and so portable that once you are setup and working with it, adding new languages is like child's play.
http://www.eclipse.org/
Bingo! You have a complete open source development environment which is able to do far more than you ever could with Visual Basic 6. Go write some code!
2007-01-11 19:56:40 · answer #2 · answered by Glen H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Vb6 Alternative
2017-01-16 15:44:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Programming for linux is a different story all together!
Try borlands Kylix if you must but I must tell you, you will have to learn a lot of things from scratch in order to be at all proficient!!!
Vb 6 is easy, linux programming (C++ or something else) is not!
2007-01-11 19:31:05 · answer #4 · answered by thanoszog 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try QtDesigner - a C++ IDE with form designer etc.
Welcome to the world of Linux :)
2007-01-11 21:00:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hello there, have you tried looking at RealBasic? It works on Windows, Linux, and Macs. Their homepage is ...
http://www.realbasic.com/
2007-01-11 19:24:04 · answer #6 · answered by Sonu G 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hello there, have you tried looking at RealBasic? It works on Windows, Linux, and Macs. Their homepage is ...
http://www.realbasic.com/
Hopes this helps!
2007-01-11 18:36:46 · answer #7 · answered by iskai 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
C++
2007-01-11 18:33:37 · answer #8 · answered by jkomets 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
try c, or c++
y did u switch to linux?
2007-01-11 19:44:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Go for visual studio.net(VS.NET)
2007-01-11 20:38:34 · answer #10 · answered by Viru 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋