2007-02-08 18:05:35 · 3 answers · asked by Nasha B 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
visual basic 6 was a standalone language, as well as visual c++. .NET is a platform (like java). Here it integrates all the languages. Like you have got VB.NET, VC++.NET etc. What happens is that when you create code on any of them you can use selected features/functions of other languages (or the total platform). Also at past for running your VB 6 program you needed VB6 runtime on the computer. Now, if you have .NET runtime installed in a PC it can run all the programs that has been written in any .NET language.
2007-02-08 18:18:31 · answer #1 · answered by Rajarshi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As said in the other guy's post, VB.Net uses .Net runtime and VB 6 uses VB 6 runtime; the former is much more complete along the line of encapsulated code as Java runs, while VB 6 is an older and smaller runtime system. Microsoft does stress that your choice of the two needs to be based on runtime need not language; after all they have similar core syntax.
2007-02-09 03:35:39 · answer #2 · answered by Andy T 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
VB is COM and VBNET is based on Managed Code (.NET Runtime CLR)
2007-02-09 03:35:45 · answer #3 · answered by Deepak Vasudevan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋