Is XYplorer really written in VB6?

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Post by ethanpil » Tue, Jan 07, 2025, 3:30 PM UTC

Is XYplorer really written in VB6?
xyplorer.com

Re: Is XYplorer really written in VB6?

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Post by VB6-Programming » Wed, Jan 08, 2025, 6:37 PM UTC

The 64 bit version of XYplorer is written in the twinBASIC programming language (actually an import of the VB6 source code and forms).

Re: Is XYplorer really written in VB6?

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Post by andsoitis » Sat, Jan 11, 2025, 2:40 AM UTC

I recently discovered Remobjects and their development tools. Amongst other things, they create Mercury, with they describe as a modern Visual Basic that can compile for:

- .Net

- JVM

- Android (JDK and NDK)

- iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS

- Windows

- Linux

- WebAssembly

https://www.remobjects.com/elements/mercury/

Re: Is XYplorer really written in VB6?

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Post by pryelluw » Sat, Jan 11, 2025, 2:47 AM UTC

andsoitis wrote: post #3

I recently discovered Remobjects and their development tools. Amongst other things, they create Mercury, with they describe as a modern Visual Basic that can compile for: - .Net - JVM - Android (JDK and NDK) - iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS - Windows - Linux - WebAssembly https://www.remobjects.com/elements/mercury/

Feels weird to pay for this. I’m definitely spoiled by open source tooling.

Re: Is XYplorer really written in VB6?

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Post by benatkin » Sat, Jan 11, 2025, 2:57 AM UTC

They should have written Dogecoin in VB, then it would have been even sillier.

Re: Is XYplorer really written in VB6?

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Post by benatkin » Sat, Jan 11, 2025, 2:59 AM UTC

pryelluw wrote: post #4

andsoitis wrote: post #3

I recently discovered Remobjects and their development tools. Amongst other things, they create Mercury, with they describe as a modern Visual Basic that can compile for: - .Net - JVM - Android (JDK and NDK) - iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS - Windows - Linux - WebAssembly https://www.remobjects.com/elements/mercury/

Feels weird to pay for this. I’m definitely spoiled by open source tooling.

With Moonbit and Wolfram Language, it feels like a renaissance of paid programming languages.

Re: Is XYplorer really written in VB6?

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Post by KetoManx64 » Sat, Jan 11, 2025, 3:01 AM UTC

I used XYPlorer for about 5-6 years until I made the switch to using Linux on all my machines last year. The scripting, speed, dual panes, customization, portability between machines (i used Syncthing to sync my configs between 3 machines) on XyPlorer are phenomenal and I've sadly not been able to find a Linux native file manager that's at the same level. Dolphin comes close but even with qdbus commands it sadly not as customizable as XYPlorer. I think it's the one thing I miss the most about Windows.

Re: Is XYplorer really written in VB6?

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Post by pyeri » Sat, Jan 11, 2025, 3:04 AM UTC

Both VB6 and FreePascal/Delphi are highly capable tools even in today's context, they just need more marketing.

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Post by RajT88 » Sat, Jan 11, 2025, 3:09 AM UTC

Early in my career, I worked in support for a company which made developer tooling.

Male programmers would call in and do a bit of intro so you knew they were not dumb, just busy.

VB6 programmers would say things like "I am a very senior VB developer". They were the only "very senior" programmers who did not seem to understand things about OS stuff. Like exported functions and their different calling conventions, why you need to "register" COM .dlls, environment blocks, handles, etc.

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Post by tombert » Sat, Jan 11, 2025, 3:21 AM UTC

I debated writing an app in ColdFusion (well OpenBluedragon or Railo or something) about a year ago, partly out of curiosity to how well it holds up, but mostly out of sentimentality for the language. I had a bit of trouble getting started, and eventually the project morphed less into web and more into data-processing so I ended up using Java, but I still occasionally get the urge to write using a “dead” language.