In its day, circa 1991, Microsoft Visual Basic (aka VB) disrupted Windows development by making it possible for novices to drag and drop their way to runnable Windows applications built from forms and ...

Microsoft updated its programming languages strategy, confirming that Visual Basic will remain a going concern even though it's still relegated to second-rate status when compared to C# and F#. The ...

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 ...

REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 6, 2001 — Today, Yuval Neeman, vice president of the Developer Division at Microsoft Corp., kicked off the seventh annual Microsoft® Developer Days, the company’s largest-ever ...

Microsoft has released a preview of Visual Studio 2026, the first major version update since 2021, promising deeper AI integration and a new look and feel.… Visual Studio is the second most popular ...