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Here are the things I use
on a regular basis. Feel free to
send me eMail if you
need help with something. If I can't personally
help you I will tell you where to go. . . to get
help! |
A little history: I have been
programming for over 15 years. I have written
hundreds of financial components, Order Entry
systems, Purchase Order systems, Hair Salon
systems, Credit Reporting systems, Real Estate
purchasing systems, Auto Showroom marketing
systems, Convalescent patient management
systems, Cell Phone Service Provider Site
Installation Tracking System, Sales Support
Systems, EDI Systems using multiple data
platforms, and much more.
I have worked for
many companies some very small and some very
large international corporations. Some of
you may be interested to know that I went to
college (many times.) I did finish
many courses including a nursing course and
practiced in So. California. The last time
I went to college I became interested in
programming and have been programming ever
since. I would have to say that I learned most
of what I know through my real life experiences
while working. I enjoy it very much and
like they say at the Emmy's, "I can't
believe they pay me to do this." |
| My Programming Philosophy: I
believe that code should be written in tight
modularized blocks that perform their functions
as quickly as possible. Many programmers
today do not have any understanding of the
underlying routines that do the real work.
Without this information, you can never be 100
percent responsible for optimizing the
performance of your code. This is what I
learned in college. |
| What did I learn in the real
world? I learned that you don't have to
have a college degree to be a great programmer.
It might help with spelling though. But, not
necessarily your sense of humor. Programming is
fun and rewarding. You don't have to be a
genious but you do need to care about details. |
| Programming Tips: Keep it simple stupid
(KISS). Remember that if there is something you
want to do, VB probably has a function to do it.
Use Classes where possible. Think about how your
forms would look on a Web Page. You may need to
turn them into Applets or ActiveX controls. |
| The Tools I use: I use
less and less third party tools as time goes on
because MS includes so many good controls in VB.
But one product that I think is cool for all
around extra controls is BeCubed's VBTools(16bit) or BeCubed's OLETools(32bit
ActiveX). I will let you hunt around for the
perfect spreadsheet because they come in
different size's and strengths. It just depends
on the needs of your project as to which one you
choose. Sometimes a grid will suffice
where some people will choose a spreadsheet. Over the years I have
written a lot of reusable Subs, Functions,
Forms, Classes and tools. I use these first
before I look for 3rd party products.
For further discussions
please
write me. |
| Links to 3rd Party Product
Developers? Drop me a line with
your web address and I will put a link to your
site here. |
Links to other developers:
Drop me a line with
your web address and I will put a link to
your site
here. |
