Millions of Developers and Millions of Lines of Code - VB6
hey there!
Sound familiar? If you've been doing this for a while, you'll remember that first line of VB* (where * is 1 to 6) that you wrote. If over the years you've been elevated to being responsible for all those lines of code that are still running the business, it is time to take stock:
In case you missed it, last week Beth Massi and Rob Windsor delivered a web cast on Visual Basic 6:
Visual Basic (VB) 6 was used by millions of developers world-wide to build applications ranging from thousands to millions of lines of code representing significant organizational investments. The path from VB 6 to .NET has not always been clear, there is no one size fits all approach. We’ll cut to the chase, exploring the pros and cons of each option using real world examples. You will leave this webcast with the framework and tools to develop the right strategy for your organization to leverage your existing investments while taking advantage of the power and productivity the .NET Framework provides.
In the web cast, they explained the decision framework to assist teams and some critical technical facts that you may have forgotten (remember single threaded apartments?). Worth a listen!
The web cast ends with several resources including this good one: Migration - Upgrading from Visual Basic 6.0
Happy Monday!
