{"id":1223,"date":"2009-10-17T16:22:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-17T16:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/vbteam\/2009\/10\/17\/im-a-vb-raja-venkatesh-ramasamy\/"},"modified":"2024-07-05T12:44:04","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T19:44:04","slug":"im-a-vb-raja-venkatesh-ramasamy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/vbteam\/im-a-vb-raja-venkatesh-ramasamy\/","title":{"rendered":"I'm A VB: Raja Venkatesh Ramasamy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Website: <\/span>http:\/\/www.rajavenkatesh.com<\/a> <\/p>\n

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·<\/span>        <\/span>How long have you been using VB?<\/p>\n

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Since 1995.<\/span><\/p>\n

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·<\/span>        <\/span>What industry do you work in?<\/p>\n

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Currently Banking<\/p>\n

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·<\/span>        <\/span>How big is your development team?<\/p>\n

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70<\/span><\/p>\n

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·<\/span>        <\/span>What kind of apps do you most commonly build?<\/p>\n

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Web service<\/span><\/p>\n

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·<\/span>        <\/span>What’s the most interesting app you’ve ever built?<\/p>\n

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Linq to Entity debug visualizer, 100% data source independent SQL query tool, 100% stand alone UI for AS400(Pure TCPIP), PLC \/ SCADA \/ Zebra printer \/ Bar code scanner etc programming, Automated EDI application with Maersk sealand from Dubal, Many applications with VB and AS400, Paper reader (scanner) to read user marked answers.<\/span><\/p>\n

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·<\/span>        <\/span>Please tell us about an app that you’re working on at the moment.<\/p>\n

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Architect – Payment system for one of the top 10 banks in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

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·<\/span>        <\/span>What other technologies do you most commonly use?<\/p>\n

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VB.  <\/span>Another one is VB.  <\/span>Very rarely C#.<\/span><\/p>\n

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·<\/span>        <\/span>What are some of your favorite VB features?<\/p>\n

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INTERPRETER !!!  <\/span>During debug i have liberty to move execution line to any which is now new feature for other languages.  <\/span>Sorry to say still i feel VB.NET is not still as friendly as VB6.  <\/span>Still have to live with INTEROP.  <\/span>Debug time code change is limited unlike VB6.  <\/span>There are umpteen features i like in VB than any other language.<\/span><\/p>\n

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·<\/span>        <\/span>What do you like most about VB as a programming language?<\/p>\n

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Takes shortest time to get me to the working condition from scratch compared to most experienced programmers of any other language.<\/p>\n

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For other interviews in this series, please visit <\/span><\/b>http:\/\/imavb.net<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/span>. <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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