by John Browne, on Aug 22, 2017 11:05:24 AM
Being an introduction into how WebMAP implements ASP.NET MVC in generated code. WebMAP takes a C# desktop app and converts it to a web app. The fundamental internal architecture is …
Read Storyby John Browne, on Jul 25, 2017 1:43:32 PM
IN THE BEGINNING THERE WAS THE WEB. Actually in the beginning was DOS, then Windows, then Visual Basic, then .NET. But we'll get back to them later. Consider: The Advanced …
Read Storyby John Browne, on Jun 20, 2017 1:55:46 PM
Without a doubt, one of the more interesting and powerful features of VB6 was its integration with Microsoft Office. That integration opened up a vast set of capabilities for working …
Read Storyby John Browne, on Jun 14, 2017 5:21:16 PM
ICYMI, we've compiled a list of the most popular and useful blog posts of all time. There's lots of practical (and technical) advice on recycling your old code. Read on …
Read Storyby John Browne, on Jun 8, 2017 3:23:06 PM
VB6: will it ever go away? Maybe not--the current (June 2017) TIOBE index shows Visual Basic (not VB.NET) at #16 (down from 11th a year ago). Maybe that sounds irrelevant, …
Read Storyby John Browne, on May 17, 2017 9:00:00 AM
Friday May 12 saw the worst cyber attack in years, as a worm (WannaCry, Wanna, or Wcry) spread through computer networks encrypting files and demanding a ransom of anywhere from …
Read Storyby John Browne, on Apr 19, 2017 7:30:00 AM
Migrating off VB6 has never been more important. Every passing day VB6 gets riskier and more problematic to keep around. Millions of lines of Visual Basic 6.0 code still run …
Read Storyby John Browne, on Apr 1, 2017 6:00:00 AM
Our skunkworks team has been working overtime on a new product that I think is a real game changer. Before I tell you about it, let me set the stage …
Read Storyby John Browne, on Mar 23, 2017 5:06:29 PM
Today I watched a demo of an app we are finishing up--this belongs to an ISV who serves a vertical market and like a lot of those kinds of apps …
Read Storyby John Browne, on Mar 21, 2017 6:00:00 AM
In our continuing struggle to make the world safe from nasty old legacy code, we are happy today to announce the availability of VBUC version 7.2, designed to help you …
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