[jimath]

hi everyone!

i d like to know what's the different between .net and the simple
languages (eg.visual basic 2005).
In addition what is .netFramework? Does it come with visual studio ?

Thanks

[jaeusm]

The .NET Framework is exactly what its name says it is -- a framework. It's a huge collection of class libraries and a runtime environment that executes programs that have been compiled to or written in the Microsoft Intermediate Language.

I'm not quite sure why you say "simple languages". I'm assuming that's because you think visual basic .NET is a simple language, when it is actually just as complex as C# or any other .NET language. Anyhow, in order to write a program, you'll need to know a programming language, like one of the two I just mentioned.

Yes, the .NET framework comes with visual studio.

[jimath]

ok thanks.

by simple languages i mean..
whats the different for example between visual basic 2005 and visual basic.NET.

[jaeusm]

They are nearly the same thing. VB 2005 has a few minor updates.

[forrestcupp]

Originally Posted by jaeusm

They are nearly the same thing. VB 2005 has a few minor updates.

That's right. VB2005 is still .NET. Anything after Visual Studio.net is going to have .NET capabilities. Even Visual C++ is .NET now, and you have to tell it that you don't want it to be .NET to get it to compile a native executable.