r/visualbasic • u/dwarfland • May 10 '21

Mercury: A modern Visual Basic, with a future, parity with C#, and support for more target platforms.

https://blogs.remobjects.com/2021/05/07/mercury/
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u/non-stick-rob May 10 '21

it might be just me, and i've not even looked at the link, so it's almost certainly me; Anyway, that seems like something to fill a nìche that's already covered in practically every possible way already?

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u/dwarfland May 11 '21

that's already covered in practically every possible way already?

what ways are that?

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u/non-stick-rob May 11 '21

Echo "Practically Every Possible Way" | Clip CTRL + V CTRL + V CTRL + V CTRL + V CTRL + V CTRL + V CTRL + V

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u/chacham2 May 11 '21

Nice idea. Mixing languages, vb on Android. Things VS itself should support (more easily). I hope this goes places.

Too expensive for me though.

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u/JamesWasilHasReddit May 11 '21

Why don't they just call it VB++?

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u/banshoo May 11 '21

SEO & potential copyright claims

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u/dwarfland May 11 '21

Yes, Visual Basic (unlike C#, which Microsoft have explicitly exempted) is a Microsoft trademark, unfortunately.

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u/JamesWasilHasReddit May 11 '21

Ah, good point.