Looping is a powerful technique that enables you to write tighter code. Tighter code is smaller, more efficient, and usually—but not always—more readable. As a developer, you will often encounter ...

Version 14 of nearly 24-year-old language features enhancements for catching errors, but it's unlikely to draw new developers Visual Basic, originally released by Microsoft in early 1991, may seem a ...

Learn how to format code in Visual Studio using shortcuts, Code Cleanup, and EditorConfig for cleaner, consistent code.

Low-code development tools like Microsoft’s Power Platform are more than a way for users to build the apps they need when they need them. They’re a way to rapidly building code that’s needed urgently.

With the release of Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4, it's time for Visual Basic developers to start leveraging the new capabilities of Visual Basic 2010. My very first learning experience ...

Microsoft's latest version of Visual Basic, often called VB.NET, can help you create professional looking desktop applications and websites quickly. That's possible because the .NET framework upon ...

Microsoft announced in early 2012 that it would extend support for aging Visual Basic 6 runtimes and code syntax for the entire life cycle of Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 and the ...

For years, the lingua franca for desktop computers was the Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code, a.k.a. Basic. Essentially every PC had it, and just about anyone could learn to program ...

Launch and terminate applications in Visual Basic 6.0 Your email has been sent Visual Basic 6.0 gives you the convenient ability to programmatically check on the status of an application before you ...