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The problem isn't learning
It's the millions of lines of legacy code and converting them that's the problem. Most businesses aren't willing to invest in the necessary rewrite to move to VB.NET. Why? Because there is no compelling reason to do so. The last big change like this, going from QuickBASIC/PDS to VB1-to-3, also meant going from DOS to Windows. .NET has nothing to offer except an extra expense.

Given this situation, it is very difficult to convince the 'powers-that-be' to move away from what's working in their IT departments. Unless one is working for a company that wants to be seen as technically hip or has a business justified reason to do a full redesign, new development gets restricted to VB6. Most VB developers would like to be developing in .NET or some other language. Most have learned it and other languages on their own although their day-to-day work is still in VB6.

The thing is that Microsoft failed to make a business case for moving to .NET beyond "buy more Microsoft products". They've been told for a while that this isn't a viable strategy. Their response has been to attempt to sweep it under the rug. This is biting them now and will bite them even worse in the future as redesign projects are evaluated with their attitude in mind.
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The laughable plight  michael-t | 03/16/05
Sure wish your post had something to do with the topic.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/16/05
Ax, I almost never agree with you...  gfeier | 03/16/05
MS is still messing with VB! What a ... tremenduous advance in technology n  michael-t | 03/16/05
ie, serious systems are light years ahead; MS is still trying to change the  michael-t | 03/16/05
Not sure what the issue is, Microsoft owns VB!  B.O.F.H. | 03/16/05
Get Real!  htotten | 03/17/05
You danced with the Devil, and now you've been burnt. Big deal.  Zogg | 03/17/05
Your alternatives are not real alternatives  eb276 | 03/17/05
Probably because I've never touched VB6 with a 10 foot pole.  Zogg | 03/17/05
Probably because you don't know what you are talking about  balsover | 03/17/05
Touchy, aren't you?  Zogg | 03/17/05
BTW, who said anything about UNIX???????  Zogg | 03/17/05
Hopefully next time you will  eb276 | 03/17/05
Fair enough, but you can't say you weren't warned.  Zogg | 03/17/05
Hopefully far in the future Zog  eb276 | 03/17/05
MS BASIC has changed before and it will again!  B.O.F.H. | 03/17/05
you forgot QuickBasic  balsover | 03/17/05
Real don't do VB  seosamh_z | 03/17/05
VB5 and later are compiled  jfrankcarr | 03/17/05
MSVBVM60.DLL --- heard of this?  Anti_Zealot | 03/18/05
No  rapson | 03/18/05
That is a language library DLL  jfrankcarr | 03/18/05
You demonstrate that you know nothing about VB.NET  balsover | 03/17/05
It may be Microsoft's product...  rbethell | 03/17/05
And after writing many warm and fuzzy messages..  balsover | 03/17/05
That's the risk you take...  John L. Ries | 03/16/05
MVP - Definitely not valued and  bjbrock | 03/16/05
Huh?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/16/05
I have to agree..  Patrick Jones | 03/17/05
This had nothing to do with MVP's.  bjbrock | 03/17/05
You are definitely confused  eb276 | 03/17/05
Try learning something new  nafisto@... | 03/16/05
If what you said were true  Roger Ramjet | 03/17/05
True to a point,  htotten | 03/17/05
Assembly  Roger Ramjet | 03/17/05
Do you have to work hard to be so uninformed?  NonZealot | 03/17/05
Security?  rapson | 03/17/05
Are you going to pay for it?  htotten | 03/17/05
No, you will pay for it  balsover | 03/17/05
The problem isn't learning  jfrankcarr | 03/17/05
Why port?  balsover | 03/17/05
The uproar is ridiculous  NonZealot | 03/17/05
Are you sure... really sure?  rbethell | 03/17/05
No difference in any other environment  NonZealot | 03/17/05
Have to disagree  seosamh_z | 03/17/05
Yes, I think so  balsover | 03/17/05
Microsoft fixated on "skills"  rbethell | 03/17/05
But!  rbethell | 03/17/05
Ha! PowerBuilder still Rocks!  Spikey_Mike | 03/17/05
If the market will support it  balsover | 03/17/05
What a laugh this really is ...  George Jay | 03/17/05
Ha! PowerBuilder still Rocks!  Spikey_Mike | 03/17/05
play nice  balsover | 03/17/05
I can't think of one..  Spikey_Mike | 03/18/05
What have I found VB to be better at than PB?  jfrankcarr | 03/18/05
process to upgrade to longhorn  rohn_z | 03/18/05
Well...  rapson | 03/18/05

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