Retrocoders Community views regarding NET

[ron77]

OUR VIEWS ON NET FRAMEWORKS PROGRAMMING - A WARNING
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I must give a warning to all regarding the VB.NET board. My partner Mysoft who is the main Admin does not like VB.NET or NET Framework as it's OOP and other nasty things he Dispies so it is a wonder that such a board exists in the first place (NET is not Retro Programming. I'm afraid) the future of VB.NET Board is not certain here...

We strongly advise to not use NET (vb.NET or C# C Sharp) to program or learn to program despite it's maybe tempting as learning to code in NET Frameworks of Microsoft will lead you to BAD PRACTICE of coding and will make you be dependent on MS Frameworks and by so you will lose your freedom and independent (and control) in your coding and in your apps games and programs...

beware of the temptation of NET programming as the convenience and ease of use comes with a deadly price!

[ron77]

hi CharliJV

You are entitled to your opinion...

here are some of mine:

1. freebasic has OOP but it doesn't force you to use OOP you have a choice on the other hand, MS NET forces you to use OOP in fact, everything in NET programming is heavily OOP stuff

2. freebasic (and other BASIC's) are mostly free open source and free software NET is a proprietary Framework where Microsoft tells you and decides for you what you can and cannot do or how you should do so

3. freebasic is BASIC VB.NET is not it's just NET Framework with BASIC Syntax freebasic is lightweight and elegant NET is bloated (18.6 GB download of the visual Studio with NET Framework and Core Framework and UWP? while freebasic is just less than 151 MB of the 32-bit Compiler)

4. when you learn freebasic or BASIC you learn to code and program when you learn NET (VB.NET and C Sharp) you just learn how to use the NET Framework with its limitations and OOP Libs and Framework

5. what you code in freebasic is YOURS and you are FREE to do with it as YOU CHOOSE what you code in VB.NET and C Sharp Microsoft ALLOWS you to USE and maybe even sell BUT it's NOT YOURS it's THEIRS

[mysoft]

oh well it's simple then... we will allow posts about VB as long .NET or OOP is not used... then feel free to use it as retro without that

[mysoft]

anyway so let's settle as this... i think that the C# subforum must go... because that is totally contrady to the wishes of the forum... and since people dont use vb.net much, we leave as it be, and tolerate it's presence, as long it remains unpopular

for example if anything happens on that forum that turn to much attention to such vb.net forum the post must be removed.
if people abuse in any way using it for modern stuff, the post must be removed
if people post anything there that requires modern versions of .net that wont work on retro systems... the post must be removed.