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You're losing the ability to use it on a unix machine, for one.<br />
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What makes VB better? &nbsp;A matter of opinion. &nbsp;I prefer VB because I know VB. &nbsp;When I write PERL, I have to do it with a reference book in hand.<br />

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You're losing the ability to use it on a unix machine, for one.

What makes VB better?  A matter of opinion.  I prefer VB because I know VB.  When I write PERL, I have to do it with a reference book in hand.


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I need to convert a Perl program into VB. &nbsp;But what I need from the experts is a list of advantages/disadvantages that I will have by using VB over Perl. &nbsp;What makes VB better? And what am I losing, if anything, by using VB? &nbsp;Thanks.
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I need to convert a Perl program into VB.  But what I need from the experts is a list of advantages/disadvantages that I will have by using VB over Perl.  What makes VB better? And what am I losing, if anything, by using VB?  Thanks.

VB vs PERL

Visual Basic is Microsoft’s event-driven programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) for its Component Object Model (COM) programming model. It is relatively easy to learn and use because of its graphical development features and BASIC heritage. It has been replaced with VB.NET, and is very similar to VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), the programming language for the Microsoft Office product line.