ADOMD.NET: Beyond Rows and Columns – The Multidimensional Evolution of ADO.NET
#DataAnalytics #ADOMDNET #BusinessIntelligence #SQLServer #ReportingTools #DataMigration #VisualBasic6 #dotNET #MDX #MultidimensionalExpressions #PerformanceOptimization #DatabaseReporting #CrystalReports #TransactionalDatabases #DataWarehousing #AnalyticalQueries #MicrosoftAnalysisServices #PowerBI #SalesAnalysis #LegacySystemsMigration
Visual Basic 6 was beast mode. Back in the day, it felt like you could literally make anything. Endless possibilities, easily accessible. Never replicated, in my opinion. #visualbasic6
I don't claim to have ADHD or autism but I certainly have days where I think to myself, "geez I definitely must be on the spectrum somewhere..."
Today, an issue in a 20 year old, piece of #VB6 (#visualbasic6) (native-complied) drove me crazy so I spent the day going down a rabbit hole of 20 year old knowledge (thank god for the @internetarchive) to perform some #RE work on this ridiculous 90MB app.
It's so hard working on this huge (for the time) app that nothing decompiles it well (or without crashing) so I've resorted to hand tweaking opcodes with a hex editor.
I've poked at #ida free but it was always out of reach so I'm unfamiliar. #ghidra has the same problems but at least it's free (thanks #nsa). All the vb decompilers are atrocious.
I don't like interpreted code but P-Code (or .net, or Java) would have saved me a boatload of headache. It makes me long for the days of Ring0 debuggers like #smartcheck. Alas.
Also of personal fascination; while I code (poorly) today, I was always stronger at working in reverse.
Is VB.net (Visual Basic dot net) still in use?
At the time Microsoft introduced #DotNet, Visual Basic had a pretty healthy user base, but now, I can't recall the last time I saw VB mentioned anymore. It's as though all the shops that were using Visual Basic jumped over VB.net straight into C# (C Sharp).
#code #linux #opensource
Love learning new programming languages. Started with #Basic when I was a child, then #VisualBasic6, #java, #c++ #php, #python, #javascript, and now looking at #rust and try to understand why everyone is talking about it and even begin using it as part of the linux kernel.
I started a new job about 4 months back and found out that some department are still using apps written in #visualbasic6. This was a huge red flag and brought me back into IT Consultant mode.
To convince management of how bad of a situation it was to run legacy apps, I made and presented this infographic. Needless to say, it worked. They see the urgency now.
