{"id":1863,"date":"2009-07-06T03:52:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-06T03:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/vbteam\/2009\/07\/06\/im-a-vb-hefin-dsouza\/"},"modified":"2024-07-05T12:49:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T19:49:11","slug":"im-a-vb-hefin-dsouza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/vbteam\/im-a-vb-hefin-dsouza\/","title":{"rendered":"I'm A VB: Hefin Dsouza"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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For the past 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 and Training.<\/p>\n

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

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I am a Freelance Developer. I develop projects on my own.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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Business Automation Applications like Billing Systems, Employee Management Systems, Examination Systems, etc.<\/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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I have developed many applications, but the best one was an MP3 player in WPF using VB.NET. It’s a simple application but I enjoyed developing it.<\/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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Currently I am developing a General Organizer which will organize users’ everyday tasks. It will have a TODO task List, Birthday Reminders, Insurance Policy Premium Reminders, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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I also develop Web Applications using C#.NET and ASP.NET, and have just started using Silverlight.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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I have been using VB.NET for many years now. I just love VB.NET because of its simplicity. The Optional Parameters and Parameterized Properties are just a few features that I enjoy while programming.<\/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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It’s not Case Sensitive.  <\/span>It automatically handles Type Casting.  <\/span>There are many more things that I like about VB.Net.<\/p>\n

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For other interviews in this series, please visit <\/font><\/span><\/b>http:\/\/imavb.net<\/font><\/span><\/b><\/a>. <\/p>\n

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Are you a VB, too? Submit your story <\/font><\/span><\/b>here<\/font><\/span><\/b><\/a>!<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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