Question Beginner wondering...

[Reez]

Hello everyone,
I'm a beginner at learning vb.net.
I would like to see a program written in vb.net. I don't mean the code, I mean the final result that an ignorant user uses without having a clue about the code.
So let's say I learn the codes and how to create objects and boxes and everything, how do I add this all up into a program that other users can simply use?
Thank you

 

[JuggaloBrotha]

Whenever you run your program as you're building it, the IDE compiles it into and exe (and dll's if needed) and places them in the 'bin' folder in the project's folder. Simply deploy those files and you're set.

 

[Reez]

Suppose I'm building a calculator project. After writing all the codes for the buttons and the display, and finishing it all, and going to that bin folder would I find like a program there such that if I press it I would find a calculator standing on my screen?

Thank you

 

[JohnH]

I would like to see a program written in vb.net. I don't mean the code, I mean the final result that an ignorant user uses without having a clue about the code.

Software development is way older than the .Net platform, so there are lots of C++ developers out there, for these it is easiest to write in C++ or C# when developing for .Net platform. So most commercial .Net applications have been developed with these languages, but since they use the same .Net libraries these applications could also in many cases have been written with VB.Net. One example is Paint.Net. The reason a list of "known" .Net appliations is hard to find is because it is really not an issue, for end user it doesn't matter which tools were used to develop the application. When .Net first was released everyone put a ".Net" in the application name, but this was later (from 2003 I think) strongly discouraged by MS, see Microsoft .NET Guidelines, this of course also makes it more difficult to see if the software is actually ".Net connected".

So let's say I learn the codes and how to create objects and boxes and everything, how do I add this all up into a program that other users can simply use?

To develop a .Net application you design it, write the code, build and debug, and finally create an installer. Getting Started with Visual Basic

 

[Reez]

So any project can be programmed with either language, right? I know C much better than vb, but I've heard lots of people say vb is easier, is that so? I know it's a relative matter but if one had to chose considering he has excellent and equal knowledge of both languages, which would be a better choice?

Thank you,