>>When Robert Green said they changed VB so that it would resemble "other" languages, which language is he talking about? ...VFP maybe...

>He's talking about making VB resemble the other "managed code" languages (C++, C#, others) that run on the CLR. Many of the changes to VB were necessary to end up with compatible MSIL code.


Well, hello Mr. Stevenson. Where have you been?

Yup. I was just half kidding when I posted my message you are referring to.

Is "managed code" another term for "utility code" that I'm used to hearing? I'm not up to date on all the lingo stuff. :)

I always thought VB was trying to become a database/data cruncher tool, much like VFP is, I mean, isn't that the reason MS bought foxpro in the beginning?