.NET ------anyone developing for it yet? - Page 2 - Tech Support Forums

Nighthawk · February 14th, 2003, 05:13 PM

I created a VB.net program that would read through an MSMQ queue and run as a Windows Service.

It worked fine, and was able to chow through a bunch of MSMQ messages (~3000 a minute or so).

Creosote · February 14th, 2003, 10:05 PM

No, C# is definately easier than C++ for a lot of things. You don't use the WInAPI to make a windows app for one.

mAdMaLuDaWg · February 14th, 2003, 11:41 PM

Not really Creosote, you can use C++ in VS.NET and u wouldn't have to use the API.

Creosote · February 15th, 2003, 03:58 AM

Uhhhh....if you used Managed C++...which no one uses. C++ is rarely used to make applications based on the .Net framework--its a waste of time.

The advantage of C++ is its speed, which is negated by .Net.

newbie~wan · February 19th, 2003, 10:35 AM

Interesting.............
I like where this thread is going.

A while ago, I heard something along the lines of what Creosote is describing. Some guys from work went to a .NET conference for beginners (so its possible they got some stuff wrong).
From what they understood, since every language gets compiled to the uniform MSIL, the advantages/disadvantages of every language were, in a way, negated.

Does anyone else have any knowledge on this aspect of .NET? This topic isnt exactly the kind where you can get straight answers from a Micro$oft website.

vass0922 · February 22nd, 2003, 07:17 PM

IMO MS completely blundered the .NET name... nobody has a clue what .NET really is. (by nobody, I mean the people who aren't actually working with it)

I think VB.NET IS GOD AWFUL slow to startup the first time, because it has to compile the MSIL into machine language on first run. After that it runs fine, but that first time is painful. I put a splash screen right at the start of the app, and it still takes around 3-5 seconds for the splash screen to show up after executing. I really dont see the point of using C++ in the .NET language, seeing as (as mentioned before) you don't gain anything except MUCH slower execution time.

Regarding the MS only comments there is an open source version of .NET in progress that I believe is trying to bring .NET languages to other platforms.

newbie~wan · February 28th, 2003, 10:41 AM

Does anyone know what "Sun ONE" is? I was reading an old "Information Week" magazine, and there was a sun microsystems add for a "software development platform" called "Sun ONe". From the way they described it in the add, it sounded a lot like .NET.

The magazine was nearly a year old, and I haven't heard anything about a "sun one".

Has anyone heard of this or know what it is?