View message board with a program?

[sivic]

What are you making it in Visual Basic? C++? IF you get stuck, but idoubt you will, i could try to help, sounds good.

VB.NET as of now only because im taking a vb.net course this term so im used to the syntax. I'd like to move to c++ but its all the same in .NET so ill stick to VB unless i see otherwise a reason. But if you would like to help its going to be an open project on sourceforge once they approve it (2-3days).

 

[reiverix]

C# rocks! VB is ok but too much typing.

Consider this....


Private tnumrecords As Integer

Protected Property NumRecords() As Integer
Get
Return tnumrecords
End Get
Set(ByVal Value As Integer)
tnumrecords = Value
End Set
End Property

Compared to this....


private int tnumrecords;

protected int NumRecords
{
get { return tnumrecords; }
set { tnumrecords = value; }
}

 

[sivic]

C# rocks! VB is ok but too much typing.

Consider this....


Private tnumrecords As Integer

Protected Property NumRecords() As Integer
Get
Return tnumrecords
End Get
Set(ByVal Value As Integer)
tnumrecords = Value
End Set
End Property

Compared to this....


private int tnumrecords;

protected int NumRecords
{
get { return tnumrecords; }
set { tnumrecords = value; }
}

Very true, but the IDE automatically generates most of that code for vb.net. Once you type in public property and hit enter everything is generated. Just fill in the get and sets.

 

[TYPO]

'ey, sivic. I personally like the idea; when you start the program, would all of the forums automatically load? that would be great, as i tend to forget which ones im a member of (obvisouly, youd have to specify which ones ... but you understand what im saying.)
also, you should make it so when (if) it searches, it searches them all of them. Perhaps it would show somehow, weather in a seperate table, or what, which forum it came from. for instance, you search for 'algaw bloom' and it would return a list of upwards of a hundred things. it would say:
AQUARIA CENTRAL:
blah blah...
mreh, algae bloom
i have algae probz..

OTHER FORUM HERE:
rar rar rar
i eat trees
algae bloomed my tank

I think that would be just something to think about...

 

[sivic]

when you start the program, would all of the forums automatically load?

Yes. It will download and update all the sites you add into it.

also, you should make it so when (if) it searches, it searches them all of them.

This is another option i want to create to allow searching of multiple boards. I thought about having the option to search current forum, selected forums, or all of them in a search page.

Thanks for your idea's ill do my best to implement them once i get the main structure of the program done.

 

[TYPO]

awesome...
anyway, id love to try it out!
*raises her hand* im always looking for cool, nifty, sometimes useless (not in your case, though) freeware to try out. gives me ideas.

err, edit: im going to be switching to linux over the summer (getting a new computer ^ ^) would it be compatible with it? just asking, maybe you would know. seems like a keeper of a program

 

[Walrus]

VB.NET as of now only because im taking a vb.net course this term so im used to the syntax. I'd like to move to c++ but its all the same in .NET so ill stick to VB unless i see otherwise a reason. But if you would like to help its going to be an open project on sourceforge once they approve it (2-3days).

An open source project in VB .NET?!?!?!? You might catch heck from the open source community for that choice. Doesnt matter though, i'm just glad to see people making software projects open source, regardless of the language its written in.

Know any Java, sivic? I might be persuaded to use your software if it was written in Java.

 

[sivic]

An open source project in VB .NET?!?!?!? You might catch heck from the open source community for that choice.

I started taking .NET classes recently and one of my early assignments was to research the CLR(common language runtime) of dotNET. I found out quickly VB.NET is just as powerful as C# and other languages included in the CLR since they all run off the same foundation classes. Compared to VB6 and microsoft C++ 6.0 where all the power is on C++ because of independant libaries. I might decide to convert to C# or C++ along the line but for now im sticking with VB.NET to get the program going quickly.

Know any Java, sivic? I might be persuaded to use your software if it was written in Java.

Yeah i had to take a java class not too long ago. I can program in it but i can honestly say i dislike java alot. I think i would personally consider C# over java even though java is basically C.

im going to be switching to linux over the summer (getting a new computer ^ ^) would it be compatible with it?

Simple answer, no. Microsoft.NET is not compatible with linux. Score one for good old microsoft. I run linux on my other computer but only in console mode, i stay away from XWindows. I stick with windows xp for all my gui needs. So i personally wouldnt have a need to port to linux. But the beauty of opensource code is someone linux guru might want to port it to linux, so we will see how the project comes along. Any specific reason your wanting to move to linux?

 

[reiverix]

You won't find any problems switching to C# from VB. The structure is different but the framework is the same no matter what you use. I use both at work and don't prefer one over the other. Depends on the mood at the time. I would agree that the GUI is a bit friendlier to VB and I also dislike the case sensitive feature of C# and Java. For example...

bool fish = true;
bool Fish = false;

Beats me why a compiler would even allow this. That said, C# is easier to read and write IMHO. Java is good for processing but is a bit slow in the GUI side.

Good luck with your program and your classes (no pun intended )

 

[JSchmidt]

It almost sounds like this would take a Web forum and put it into a newsgroup-type interface? Like using a threaded newsreader to browse newsgroups? If that's the idea, I don't think I'd be too keen on it. I don't find threaded readers that much easier or quicker than a web interface. Maybe I've missed the key feature...

Jim