That was almost 50 years ago; since then, Microsoft has embraced open-source software. In recent years, Microsoft has started releasing some of its classic operating systems and programs as open ...

Code Focused 5 Tips for Developing with 64-Bit Windows 64-bit-capable machines are everywhere. It's time you start thinking about 64-bit support as you develop your Visual Basic applications. By Bill ...

The application framework is part of the work Visual Basic does to make your development easier. Whether or not you use the Application Framework, Visual Basic generates a hidden My.Application class ...

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

The arrival of the first beta of AppForge for Symbian later this month should eventually lead to smart phones tapping into a large body of existing Visual Basic applications.

ArtinSoft, a provider of automated software transformation technology, and Gizmox, a developer of the Visual WebGui rich Internet, cloud application development platform, have announced a new ...

Visual Basic 6.0 gives you the convenient ability to programmatically check on the status of an application before you act on it. We'll walk you through the simple API steps to add this ...

Business leaders face the tough choice of whether to migrate or rewrite existing Visual Basic 6 applications using Visual Basic.Net or to adopt a different business application development ...

From its first six iterations as a language for client-server application development to its rebirth as part of the .NET platform, Visual Basic has been the go-to tool for quick development of ...