Migrating from VB6 to VB.NET

[piticot1]

I have a huge application in VB6 and I want to migrate to VB.NET or C#. What do you advice me?

 

[HarleyQuinn]

DO NOT use the conversion wizard...

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[HarleyQuinn]

Just a few thoughts, how huge is the application? What are your timescales for the conversion?

Do you have any knowledge of either of the languages you intend to convert it into? If not then that'd be where I'd start.

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[genomon]

My experience is that you can pretty much plan on rewriting the app.

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

 

[HarleyQuinn]

My experience is that you can pretty much plan on rewriting the app.

Couldn't agree more.

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[BobRodes]

Dan Appleman has a excellent book on this subject, which you can find here:

http://www.amazon.com/Moving-VB-NET-Strategies-Concepts/dp/1893115976