We are currently wrapping up all development effort to focus on the final testing and stabilization of the next version of the Visual Basic Upgrade Companion, both Enterprise and Developer Editions, version 3.0. For this version we focused more on architecture improvements, preparing the code base for more significant upgrades in the future. We still we managed to add some great features such as:
- Enhanced resolution of default properties: By both improving the typing engine of the VBUC and generating additional code for runtime resolution of default properties, we were able to reduce the total amount of EWIs present in the code by 30%!
- Improved support for API Calls: Most API calls should now work correctly. There are still a couple of issues, but they should be sorted out by the final release
- IsMissing migration: We now correctly support the migration of the IsMissing statement.
- Enhanced support for the migration of common controls, such as Imagelist, Listview, Statusbar, Toolbar and Treeview, to native .NET components. We now correctly convert most functionality of these controls to .NET
- A greatly enhanced Assessment Mode to better estimate the effort required to perform a migration project
- Significant performance improvements and memory footprint
- Over 150 code generation improvements based on feedback from projects we’ve done, our clients and partners
We are currently conducting a limited Beta program for the VBUC Developer Edition v3.0. If you are interested in participating, drop me a line and I’ll get back to you with further instructions.
Edit: The upcoming version of the VBUC will be version 3.0 - this release represents a leap in the level of automation and additional features we managed to squeeze in, and thus deserved a new major version number. I will post additional details on the different features as the final release date approaches.