Having coded in both for a number of years, I know many things that are different about them.
Even though they both feature BASIC syntax. You'll notice boat loads of minor differences between the two, such as:
- Every IF statement in VB is followed by a "then", but only single lined IF statements in DBP use the "then" clause.
- In VB it's "End If", but in DBP it's "endif"
- "select case <variable>" in VB, but "select <variable>" in DBP
- Objects can be used in VB (The programming Object), whereas "objects" are used in DBP (3D objects held in memory).
- You can draw out a Form in VB. There are no Forms in DBP without plugins. And WITH plugins, you still need to program the GUI layout instead of dragging and dropping.
- It's easy to include specific references in VB, but not so easy in DBP.
- VB only includes desired plugins in the final compile. DBP includes everything you've handed to it, plus more.
They are not the same. They are barely similar. GET OVER IT!!!
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