Why in the heck would he/they want to code a MUD in VB?
I say that VB is just a tool, nothing else, nothing more. It is just another tool in my programming toolbox. Each tool has it’s strengths and weaknesses. You just need to understand where it needs to be used at. For example, I would never dream of using VB to build device drivers. That’s a domain for C++ and Assambler. Personally, I prefer Delphi to any other tool. I have run tests on different data structures and found that linked lists and hashtables vb classes, are faster than collections, dictionaries, and recordsets (which were all compiled C++ code). Again I will reiterate, It’s how the tool is used and not the tool per se. VB was chosen because: 1) This is an open source project, and the type of people that get attracted to this specific project (MUDs & newbies) tend to gravitate towards VB. In the long run, there are more VB programmers in this sector/space, which translates into possible better longevity of the project due to the amount of people (economies of scale). 2) We ar
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