{"id":1253,"date":"2009-10-17T16:15:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-17T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/vbteam\/2009\/10\/17\/im-a-vb-ignacio-alvarez-n\/"},"modified":"2024-07-05T12:44:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T19:44:18","slug":"im-a-vb-ignacio-alvarez-n","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/vbteam\/im-a-vb-ignacio-alvarez-n\/","title":{"rendered":"I'm A VB: Ignacio Alvarez N."},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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6 years<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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Software Development oriented to ASP.NET Web Applications<\/p>\n

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

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7 people<\/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 applications with Ajax and third party components like DevExpress and MSSQL Server 2000, 2005 and 2008 Database Engine.<\/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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It was a process control like a workflow with Web interface and Windows Services for do the background job’s.<\/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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Im developing an aplication for a big super market.  <\/span>This application make the control of the stock in corridors and the warehouse too.  <\/span>Print orders for automatic replacement of products.  <\/span>Also develop a SmartDevice application for windows mobile 6 that record de entrance of Merchandise, this application use sql server ce and the syncronization is through .NET Web Services.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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SQL Server.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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It’s easier for me to read and more quick to program because i don’t have to put simbols and thinks like that.<\/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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I think other languages like c# has so many symbols and things, and i think is most difficult to read the code.<\/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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