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This article is about the Visual Basic language that shipped with Visual Studio before .NET. For the current Visual Basic language, based on .NET, see Visual Basic (.NET).

The original Visual Basic (VB) before .NET, retroactively referred to as Classic Visual Basic,[1] is a third-generation programming language, based on BASIC, and an integrated development environment (IDE) from Microsoft known for supporting rapid application development of graphical user interface applications, event-driven programming, and both consumption and development of components via the Component Object Model (COM) technology. VB is also considered a relatively easy-to-learn and use programming language, because of its graphical development features and BASIC heritage.[2][3]

VB was first released in 1991, with the final release being version 6 (VB6) in 1998. On April 8, 2008, Microsoft stopped supporting the VB6 IDE, relegating it to legacy systems. The Microsoft VB team still maintains compatibility for VB6 applications through its "It Just Works" program on supported Windows operating systems.[4]

Microsoft significantly changed VB for the .NET Framework technology, rebranding it Visual Basic .NET (VB.NET) before reverting to Visual Basic.

Development of a VB application is exclusively supported via the VB integrated development environment (IDE), an application in the contemporary Visual Studio suite of tools. Unlike modern versions of Visual Studio, which support many languages, including VB.NET, the VB IDE only supports VB.

References

  1. ↑ Classic Visual Basic | TIOBE - The Software Quality Company
  2. ↑ Root, Randal; Romero Sweeney, Mary (2006). A tester's guide to .NET programming. Apress. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-59059-600-5. "You can choose a language based on how easy it is to learn. For beginners, Visual Basic is a good choice. [~snip] A big advantage of Visual Basic is that it is a popular language since it is easy to learn." 
  3. ↑ Plant, Robert T.; Murrell, Stephen (2007). An executive's guide to information technology. Cambridge University Press. p. 343. ISBN 978-0-521-85336-1. "Summary of positive issues: Visual Basic is easy to learn and widely available." 
  4. ↑ "Support Statement for Visual Basic 6.0 on Windows". Microsoft Learn. Microsoft. January 3, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2024. 

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