Hey all,
Whats the main advantage of using C++ rather than VB, Ive got Visual Studio 6 and to be honest Ive only dablled with C++ at bit, but it seems to be a lot harder, what are the main benefits?

Are C++ applications more scalable, reliable etc?

I think it's just a different way of doing things - much like ASP vs PHP for web pages etc.

Personally, I prefer VB, as I use the VBScript variation of ASP for web development - so it's reasonably easy to get to grips with.

I'm sure Chris will be able to give you a more detailed response about the differences :)

Yes, Tesco is correct there the syntax for Visual Basic, VBScript (Hence the VB), and ASP is very similar. Most developers who know Visual Basic will natively develop webpages in ASP and visa-versa.

VisualBasic is great for starting out with programming, and is also great for advanced developers. C++ is more for advanced developers with a bit more knowledge of programming as there are more control structures and operations to learn when you are making a program.

So, it basically depends what you want to do in the language... If you want a simple application (like an instant messenger, word processor) you may want to make it in visual basic rather than C++. But if you are making more advanced software that hooks into the windows api etc, you may want to use C++ because its more stable and has more support for this kind of thing as it basically uses 'raw access' methods.

If i think of more later, i'll let you know :)