As Nick points out, there is a disturbing situation going on in a forum where there are no posted rules. So I would like to correct what nick says as VB guys CAN'T be zealots, without being punished by the overlords.
VB guys can be Zealots too - Nick's .NET Travels
I am also a zealot when it comes to VB, I love the language and have written some great applications with it. I literally BASED MY CAREER on VB.
If I were to refer to the treatment as being brought down by "Jackbooted Facists" in the same forum, then I would probably get myself in a lot of trouble. Who knows, maybe making a reference to it here will get me into trouble as well.
So should I and other MVPs that choose to rally support for our preferred language (and thus the reason we were awarded MVP status in the first place) be in fear of posing our opinions or lose access to our inside resources?
VB needs zealots to whack Microsoft on the head and confer with urgency either the enormous mistake they are making by excluding VB from SDKs and platforms or to get them to admit they want to KILL VB as a language and focus solely on C#. If it is the former, then they need to get their act together and start PUSHING VB support and samples out the door by hiring a dedicated crew to produce them.
Hey Microsoft, Feel free to hire me to participate since I am going to be DOING IT ANYWAY!
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