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It makes me wonder what sort of developer is still using VB6 and still liking it? I moved onto .NET around 2003 and even at that time it seemed such an improvement over VB6 that I couldn't imagine going back even then. Do you know any VB6 developers? What are they like?
Slightly related, but I had to deal with a quite important "Excel based application" written in VBA (Office 2003, so VB6), no upgrade path possible, stuck with it.
There are two types of vb6 developers, based on my experience. The first, are developers who are mostly self taught, and have never progressed beyond, basic. Its what they cut their teeth on, and there have been no further developments along those lines since vb6. These developers will tell you that Visual Basic is not basic at all. The second group are maintenance developers forced against their will to maintain the code of the prior. They tend to be like Dobby from Harry Potter.
Uservoice needs a vote down button....