General question about moving Access experience to vb.net 2

[surfside1]

Just curious how difficult it is to move from an Access/VB environment (I mean experience) to vb.net? I am finding more jobs that require vb.net than Access. I have visual studio on my machine but have never tapped into it.

I found an iVillage tutorial in Visual Basic 2005 but I have Visual Studio 2003. Ideas of training or website I should look at? Appreciate any feedback!

 

[dinster]

funny question u asked...only cos i was in a similar situation to you several weeks ago.

Basically my background is 4 1/2 years in vba (vb programming in access). My new job i applied for they wanted some experience in vba but also in vb.net.

After couple of weeks programming in vb.net its probably one of the best moves i've made. Generally the principle is the same but slightly different coding. Also u will pick up vb.net very quickly.

Am still quite newbie but and learning hell of alot....so my advice is go for it. Its not a big change and neither its daunting. once u get the jist of it then its not that bad.

I do get stuck from time to time but using forums and reading up does help alot. I would recommending brushin up on oop (object oriented programming).

i've not done many tutorials tell u the truth. But if am unsure about something then i look it up on google and see if its done before. etc

best of luck surfside1

 

[Ed2020]

In my experience VB.Net is a very different language and object model to VB6 and VBA, however if you have a good understanding of the OO aspects (such as they are ) of VBA and VB6 you should be able to pick up VB.Net without too much hassle.

I have a document detailing some differences between VB6 and VB.Net somewhere. If/when I can find it I'll upload it to my webspace and post a link.

Ed Metcalfe.

Please do not feed the trolls.....

 

[surfside1]

dinster and Ed2020,
Thank you both for your input and advice! I was thinking it might have been a stupid question so I'm really glad I asked! I got a few books at the library last night and they just smacked of Access, so I'm looking forward to it. I enjoy Access alot and it's great that I can tap into knowledge I've spent time to learn and extend it - also heard there are alot of jobs in .net that allow working from home which is another goal of mine.
Thanks again! I

 

[dinster]

Likewise i love access to...its great RAD (rapid application development). with vb.net its slightly slower but the rewards to do more are greater.

good look surfside1