A nice feature of .NET 2003

[Robby]

A nice feature of .NET 2003 ...
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...ml/vbconVisualBasicNET2003LanguageChanges.asp

 

[Bucky]

Its looking more and more like C++ every day...

That looks cool.

 

[wyrd]

Hmm.. you can already do the declarations in loops with C#, although adding this to VB is very nice (I was always wondering why you couldnt do this before).

That aside, the shift bits is oooooooooooooooooo so nice. I hope they add this to C#.

Oh yeah *raises hand* .. stupid question. IDE changes aside (I know theyll charge you $$ for that), will the language "updates" be available via a new version of .NET SDK that you can download?

 

[Divil]

Yes, the .NET 1.1 SDK will be available for download as well as the new runtimes.

 

[Robby]

I heard that an upgrade will not be big bucks.

 

[wyrd]

Originally posted by Robby
I heard that an upgrade will not be big bucks.

Well, I try not to spend money unless I have to. I can live without the IDE updates (like better intellisense for C#). The language updates on the other hand... must have!

Good to hear itll be free download.

 

[Nerseus]

That aside, the shift bits is oooooooooooooooooo so nice. I hope they add this to C#.

Its already part of C#...

-ner

 

[Divil]

Bit shifting doesnt gain you quite as much as youd hope though, since VB cant deal with unsigned numbers.

 

[Volte]

I thought the UInt16, UInt32, and UInt64 types were unsigned integers.

 

[Divil]

They are, but you try using one in VB. By using, I mean actually performing arithmetic with one.

 

[wyrd]

Originally posted by Nerseus
Its already part of C#...

-ner

Really? *cracks open VS and takes a look*.
Ohhhhhh yeah. Never noticed before. I love it.

 

[bpayne111]

probably unanswerable question...
Why aret unsigned integers a part of vb?
it would seem logical to me
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WOW why didnt they add this loop control variable feature long ago??? i wish my version was upgradable