Learning VB6 [closed]

Question

I'm moving from Java Development to a MSFT environment. The app is currently written in VB6 and while its going to go to VB.NET/C# in the future, I need to find a way to pick up VB6 now. I'm told its old, and there will be no books on it available these days.

Any tips? Sites?

Answer 1

The best tip is to... RUN! ;-)

No, there are still tons to vb sites out there, and you should still be able to pick up loads of second hand books for VB6 for next to nothing.

Answer 2

There are tons of books and you can probably get them dirt cheap since the technology is so old. For example, I just picked up some extra copies of a 3" thick hardback books that I did some writing for back in 1998 for under $3 on Amazon.

Also, given its longevity there is a ton of reference material out on the Net for it that has accumulated over time.

Don't let people scare you about VB6, it is a bit primitive compared to modern development platforms, but it wouldn't be so widely used if it didn't get the job done. That said, go with a more modern development tool unless you don't have a choice for the reasons given by the others on this post.