The message 425AF51A.2000106@gmail.com from runlevelten runlevelten@gmail.com contains these words:
Actually, I mustn't be too frivolous - I do use VB occasionally, and now I've got (but not fitted) a DVD drive, I've an evaluation copy of VB.net to play with. So yes, I might be interested in a talk on it.
Ah, a terrible secret shame. Ah well, I guess many of us have done it, just to see what it's like. I know I have.
Don't get carried away, though. I've heard too much using visual basic makes you go blind - or even that it can make your moxie drop off.
Well, the VB6 was a spare, given to me by our software developer, and the VB.net (evaluation) copy was a freebie from Another Place. I started playing with VB recently, when a 'Terrified of Computers' peripatetic class started, and the local one was set to fold because of lack of support, so I and a few others joined.
We played with some nice flaptops for a bit, but to keep us happy, we were provided with VB to amuse ourselves. Then funding dried up, and that was that.
I'm loath to waste a handful of mornings, even if I never do anything with VB.
I have to admit though, that it must be a year since I played with it - is my moxie safe now?