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Dear Jimwasson,

I know that if i know bboth vc and vb i will be in a greater demand but the point is that as far as vc is concerned i only know the api way of programing and not the MFC way. Now u tell me is api and vb together be able to put me in a strong position or should i go for MFC part

jimwasson

Good VB programmers are in high demand and Microsoft keeps keeps moving VB forward. VB is very good for rapid development of applications. In particular, it is good for the GUI part of a complex app or for those apps that need to be put together quickly with the least amount of trouble. For apps that require better performance C++ is the better choice. There are many things, particularly in the world of servers that can only be done with C++. Being able to integrate the two is really the best position to be in. You would be in the highest demand.

The above is from a previous answer that I gave. In my opinion, VB programmers are actually in higher demand than C++ programmers. As I state above, those who can handle both are (in my opinion) in the highest demand -- they can do the job with either.

smayds

Or you could be using Delphi, and get both the speed of design, and the speed of execution.

Coming from a MFC C++ and VB background, I can honestly say that I have no need to ever use either again. I can write plain old Pascal and whip VB's ASS for execution speed, or I can code in assembler right inside my Pascal code and get more speed than C++ will ever give. I can throw an app together faster than in VB, and I don't have to distribute a 2MB runtime when I send it to people. I am a professional programmer, and my clients demand a program NOW that does LOTS - which I can deliver with Delphi.

I understand that VB is used by a lot of professional programmers, most of whom rubbish Delphi, preferring to take on the old approach of 'My EXE is smaller than your EXE.' I'm not ruffling anybody's feathers - if you like VB, and it makes you more productive, good on you. I'm just stating that I make more money with Delphi!!

Cheers,
Smayds

(P.S. I can make a tiny EXE with Delphi too - but then I have to distribute a runtime DLL to get it to work! Sound familiar?)

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jimwasson

IMHO it is.

lsmgms

Hi,
I am also having the same problem. I'm using both the VB and C/C++ for most of my team's job. Normally I use VB for high level programming such as database. But now and then I use CBuilder which using VCL(Delphi) to write the low level coding in DLL to gain the best performance. Because of the web programming is the hot topic, so I also use VBScript to write some DHTML and ASP. However learnig C++ also make myself easier to understand Java, Javascipt and OOP.

smayds

Hi Dave & Jim,

>>I'm a little confused, isn't Delphi a dying programming language???

>>IMHO it is.

Obviously you are both VB programmers! (chuckle) Seriously, why do you feel this excellent, easy-to-use language is dying?

Cheers,
Smayds

Dave_Greene

Maybe because it only has about 1 percent of the market. The only places they use it is overseas; as far as I know. I have been in the business 10 plus years as a consultant, and have never met a Delphi programmer.

cheers, to you my friend

smayds

Seeing as I live in New Zealand, I believe you'd consider me as Overseas!!

NZ currently has an explosive IT thing happening. If you look through the average IT Classifieds section of the average paper over here, you'd find that the skill which is most in demand is Delphi programming experience. Most of these jobs are offering US$50k-US$200K per year. I work freelance and earn more in a year than our country's Governor General! But you're right - I've heard that Delphi is not so popular in the States. Perhaps you should have a look at it. I was a diehard VB programmer two years ago. Now I won't touch it with a twenty foot pole.

Cheers,
Smayds

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