Good example,

another is:

Instead of using chr(34) in an expression:
Dim qt as Byte = 34
and then use qt
I wonder if not using the Microsoft.VisualBasic namespace reduces size of dlls?

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>>If one wants to be more OOP oriented and disciplined, should one endeavor to find methods of the classes in the framework that are being used rather than use a function or statement from the language?
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>I think so,
>It creates (in my eyes) more consistent and readable code to put (for example)
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>Convert.toInt32("100")
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>then
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>CInt("100")
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>But in the end, the compiler is going to make both calls exactly the same, so it is a personal preference and style thing.