Exciting new language???

[DavesTips]

In view of the fact that my question below is now 5 days at the top of this forum without an answer, which means also no other question or answer was posted in this time, I wonder what this says about the amount of interest in C#...

 

[fluteplr]

It says it is still in beta, and the not a lot of people have time to test beta software.

 

[kyledunn]

I agree that the beta status has a good deal to do with the amount of activity in the C# forum. I just attended Microsoft's .NET developer training in Fort Lauderdale and they indicated that the official release could be before the end of the year. I have just made a pitch to my employer to code a new project in C# instead of VB6 working with the beta with the hope that the official release will be by the end of the year and I'll make any final adjustments necessary for a January release of the project. My plan was accepted with the condition that if the release didn't come by January 15th I would have to consider an immediate switch back to VB6. Obviously I believe in C# and .NET as a great programming environment that I'm willing to take this risky step. Hopefully soon there will be a great deal more about C# to talk about.

 

[BlindPete]

Good Luck!

We have adopted a wait and see attitude here. We have several concerns. First how much demand is their for .NET apps (so far zero from our regular clients). 2nd, how much will it cost (Especially since MS just changed our current liscensing options making it rather pricey just to stay with them). 3rd what about 3rd party OCXs and add ons. 4th Legacey tools, libraries and sytems. Etc

Our shop is investigating other products now. We have been pure MS for 12 years. Its sad really. MS really ticked off our CIO with the liscencing debacle.
-Pete

 

[kyledunn]

Thanks BlindPete!

I agree, if you are writing software for others you must concern yourself with current demand. The company for which I work has software needs and I can choose the platform. A small application I completed uses C# for the front end with SQL for the back end. I am now creating the ASP.NET version of the same app to allow for web access through our VPN. Then I'll create a mobile version for our Jornada Pocket PCs. This appears to me to be a great development environment for developing multiple format applications and I'm hoping if I can deliver the demand will grow.

It is a legitimate concern that Microsoft is getting pricy but I am anticipating that this new development environment will increase my productivity enough to offset the price.

I have been able to do everything I've wanted to do so far without considering the need for addons but it's still early and I'm sure I'm going to say darn a few times when I have to write or do without what could easily be purchased before I made the switch.

I'm looking to do a complete conversion to the new .NET environment for all my legacy apps and new apps. I am dreaming of only having one platform to support a couple of years from now and so I have decided to start early and not look back.

A lot of people are angry at Microsoft and I felt a little of that myself but I have put that aside for what I consider to be a good environment for building software.

 

[BlindPete]

Wow that is good news, keep us posted on the ASP.net I'm very curious.

I really prefer MS's IDE. IMO it blows away Borland, Sun and IBM.
-Pete

 

[kyledunn]

I finished the conversion of the app from a Windows Form to ASP.NET. I'm just getting used to the ASP.NET Web Form Controls. I'm abandoning the HTML Server Controls because I believe the consistency of syntax with the new Web Form Controls will be more productive over time. The conversion from desktop app to web app was cool! Most of the changes were only to the front end. I am using the code behind feature where the front end code is separated from the back end code. Most all of the SQL access and back end logic was cut and paste. I'm now working on authentication. I'm going to start a new thread on this subject with the hopes that others may be working in C# on this topic. One other note, I spoke with Dave Murphy, the CEO of Tek-Tips, and he initialized a new forum for me, of course ASP.NET. I started the forum yesterday with a welcome message and a first post. I then answered my own post when I solved the problem. Hopefully in time this forum and that forum will be useful. After authentication I'm on to making the web app mobile and now I've had a request to make the desktop app mobile. I'll keep you posted.

Kyle