If builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, the first woodpecker to come along would destroy civilization.Weinberg's Second Law
This chapter has drawn together a series of ideas that you should take into account when developing a large-scale Visual Basic 6 distributed system. The introduction of Visual Basic 6 means that Visual Basic developers have to change their attitude toward developing higher-quality and more easily maintainable applications. The pursuit of quality must become the prime objective of every member of the team, from the most junior programmer to top management.
You can, of course, improve quality in many different ways, as described early in this chapter. In our discussion, we have touched only on the very basics:
Several basic commonsense steps will help to ensure that quality is maintained in any Visual Basic development:
Visual Basic 6 is one of the most powerful tools available to the Windows developer today. And like any powerful tool, in the wrong hands the results can be disastrous. Used correctly, however, Visual Basic 6 can provide unprecedented levels of productivity and sophistication.