WHich is better for databse/bussiness apllications development?

Question

I know vb 6 and am starting to learn vb 2005.I also know the basics of C program.So before I started I wanted to know which one among C++ , C# and vb2005 is better

Answer 1

Since you already know VB 6, you have the syntax down to move to VB2005. In .NET, either VB2005 or C# works for programming ASP.NET, so that would also cover any web-based application.

C++ is pretty universally accepted as the master language that can be all do all, but my University dropped C++ from the curriculum 6 years ago, so I never learned it. I used VB 6 knowledge to expand to VB.net and land an ASP.NET developer position.

Answer 2

If you are already familiar with VB, use vb.net.

VB.net for visual studio 2005 is a bit different, but data access is much simplified over older versions of VB.

C++ is an extension of the C language that enforces alot of overhead to make C object oriented. The code can get really hairy at times.

Java ( The language ) actually simplified and addressed the short comings of C++, namely memory pointers, and memory managment.

I mention Java because C# is a language designed mainly to aid in converting Java programers from a "runs anywhere" environment to a "runs anywhere Micronsoft windows is installed" environment.
C# is so similar to Java that some programmers have theorized that the differences exist only to avoid copyright issues.

Answer 3

To give you an example of an actual business application, our company uses Visual Basic clients on the PCs which talks to an Informix or Oracle database on the UNIX server side, and makes use of programs written in both C and Cobol. There is also a bit of Java and XML thrown in for the web applications.

My guess is that the transition from VB6 to VB2005 would be simplest for you. And C# and Java are similar and often used in web applications that are all the rage at the moment.

It all depends on what position you are looking for as a developer, and with what company. You can always check Jobboom or Monster.com and see what the IT industry is presently looking for and then focus on that.

Answer 4

Each programming language has a place in the developers toolbox so it really depends on what your requirements are as to which tool to use. For database/business application development, I would go with Java (my first choice) or C# or if web based ASP.NET. I don't think VB scales very well and management of the code leaves much to be desired.

Answer 5

Learn C++ and the C#