A friend was recently reviewing some Visual Basic code that I was having an issue with. As we looked at one particular section of code, he said "You could really tighten up this code with a couple ...

Visual Basic, originally released by Microsoft in early 1991, may seem a bit long in the tooth compared to newer languages like Java, PHP, or Apple’s six-month-old Swift. But it still has a ...

Code Focused 10 Questions, 10 Answers on Roslyn 10 questions and answers to help understand the Roslyn complier-as-a-service project for Visual Basic and C# developers. By Joe Kunk 03/20/2012 The ...

Low-code tools enter the application development life cycle as Power Platform’s fusion bridges enterprise development models.

How to Create an Excel File Using Visual Basic 6.0. 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 ...

In the December 2018 index, Visual Basic .Net now ranks fifth, the highest it's ever been since the company started tracking the Microsoft language in 2001.

There was a time when anyone could try programming, thanks to the ubiquity of Basic. But Basic's a nonstarter these days, so what will entice a new generation?