{"id":281,"date":"2009-06-29T11:09:33","date_gmt":"2009-06-29T10:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.eweibel.net\/?p=281"},"modified":"2011-12-11T17:29:18","modified_gmt":"2011-12-11T16:29:18","slug":"vb-stereotype-are-there-programmers-who-fit-any-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.eweibel.net\/?p=281","title":{"rendered":"VB-stereotype: Are there programmers who fit any more?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I saw recently the talk “Comparing Java Web Framworks”<\/a> on Parleys.com and when the speaker talks about JSF, he used the word “VB”. I was a little bit surprised, that also in the java world the VB-stereotype is known.
\nBut what about is this VB-stereotype? Are there programmers who fit any more this stereotype<\/a>?
\nCommonly the stereotype is used for people who don’t know a lot about software developing or engineering and produce really bad code.
\nWhe I use this stereotype (and I try to avoid it, because it sounds more or less a bit arrogant), I mean the following:
\nA programmer fits the VB-stereotype when he knows not much about programming and software engineering but he is smart enough to be productive with a tool which allows him to be productive (for example a RAD<\/a>-Tool).
\nSince VB.Net<\/a> is available, the stereotype is not that much used any more, but it still exists. But when I googled for answers I found similar discussions on c2.com<\/a> and stackoverflow.com. As you see, my definition of the stereotype is not based on any language, it described habits of software developers (similar to code smells<\/a>).
\nBecause the stereotype is used even today and it is used also as prejudice for not using VB.Net, I found recently a campaign<\/a> which fight against this.
\nAs I already said, I try to avoid using this stereotype. When I meet a software developer who fits this stereotype, then I try to show him how he could improve his code and his engineering knowledge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I saw recently the talk “Comparing Java Web Framworks” on Parleys.com and when the speaker talks about JSF, he used the word “VB”. I was a little bit surprised, that also in the java world the VB-stereotype is known. But what about is this VB-stereotype? Are there programmers who fit any more this stereotype? Commonly the stereotype is used for people who don’t know a lot about software developing or engineering and produce really bad code. Whe I use this…<\/p>\n

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