The myths about Visual Basic migration make it easy to play the “blame” game instead of trying to understand the issue. Often, in making the wrong assumptions, we “write off” some alternatives without even considering them. However, with training, support from automatic migration products and the use of a comprehensive migration methodology, the migration is not only possible using a fraction of the resources required for a rewrite, but it is also the right choice to reduce the Total Cost of Operation and prepare applications to maximize their future business value. We'll explore everything related to VB6 migration in this blog.

May 2006 - Posts

• Ultimate Visual Basic Upgrade Guide now available in print!

  You can find it on Amazon, Barnes and Nobles or all other major book chains. I highly recommend it! 0-7356-2298-1Microsoft Press 073562298104/2006 List Price: $49.99Paperback694 pagesCD or DVD included. Upgrading Visual Basic 6.0 Applications to Visual Basic .NET and Visual Basic 2005 was jointly developed jointly by the Microsoft patterns & practices team and ArtinSoft, a company with vast experience in Visual Basic upgrades and developer of the Visual Basic Upgrade Wizard and the Visual Basic Upgrade Wizard Companion. This guide provides proven practices to upgrade applications that were developed with Visual Basic 6.0 and reach functional equivalence with a minimal amount of effort and cost. The guide also includes guidance for common advancements after the upgraded applications are running on the .NET Framework. Posted May 24 2006, 10:28 AM by Fzoufaly with 2 comment(s)