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title: "When I have to support an old vb6 project"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2013/1/12/when-i-have-to-support-an-old-vb6-project.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2013/1/12/when-i-have-to-support-an-old-vb6-project.html"
published: "2013-01-12T22:45:39"
updated: "2013-01-12T22:45:39"
tags: []
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "When I try to read Prolog When devops do their thing The first time I logged into realtime chat in a BBS every company party ever When everything works beautifully"
usage: "Licensed under CC BY 4.0 — reuse, quote and adapt with attribution (Roy Osherove, link to the original page)."
license: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
---

# When I have to support an old vb6 project

By Roy Osherove January 12, 2013

**Historical article** · Originally published January 12, 2013; technical details may be outdated.

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When I try to read Prolog

![](https://osherove.com/img/ext/25.media.tumblr.com_c2099421468f87c708ff361b754331da_tumblr_mggk5pIOex1ruhvpfo2_r1_250.gif)

When devops do their thing

![](https://osherove.com/img/wb/0d1_s3-ec.buzzfed.com_static_enhanced_webdr01_2012_12_4_14_anigif_enhanced-buzz-609-1354650610-7.gif)

The first time I logged into realtime chat in a BBS

![](https://osherove.com/img/ext/i.imgur.com_iCUzi.gif)

every company party ever

![](https://osherove.com/img/ext/i.imgur.com_CgBBg.gif)

When everything works beautifully

![](https://osherove.com/img/ext/i.imgur.com_joSGc.gif)


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## About the author

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