Is VBScript deprecated?

I know I am the only one who uses VBScript for web applications, but would it be wise to just convert our current scripts to JScript and get rid of VBScript?

We are still using VBScript because of compatibility with IE 6, 7, 8. However, the VBScript we use now is very old and we don't have the time or resources to update it. I'm just wondering if it would better to just convert it to JScript. Thanks in advance!

No. If you need to support IE6/7/8, then you need to write your web pages in the legacy scripting language.

That's not to say that you shouldn't consider the new scripting languages - you should certainly do that. But if you are going to stick with a legacy scripting language, there's no good reason to go back to something that doesn't have any advantages over the newer languages.

Does anyone still use VBScript?

I've been working on some VBScript code, and I just can't help but think to myself, "Who would still use this?

" It seems like a dead language to me. I know there are lots of people who might be able to do things with it, but are there any people out there using it for anything? I used it to write HTML email attachments for internal use. It was the only language that could do it quickly and easily.

I was using it a few years ago to manipulate a web service and create new files from an XML string, when other solutions required more work to do what I wanted.