Visual Basic

Also known as VB, Classic Visual Basic

legacy programming language by Microsoft

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Visual Basic is a programming language created by Microsoft that was widely used for building Windows applications and software tools. It matters historically because it made programming more accessible to non-experts through its relatively simple syntax, though it has largely been replaced by more modern programming languages today.

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Official website: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/visualstudio/visual-basic-6/visual-basic-6.0-documentation

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Commons category: Visual Basic
inception: 1991-01-01
native label: Visual Basic

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Visual Basic (VB), sometimes referred to as Classic Visual Basic, is a third-generation programming language based on BASIC, as well as an associated integrated development environment (IDE). Visual Basic was developed by Microsoft for Windows, and is known for supporting rapid application development (RAD) of graphical user interface (GUI) applications, event-driven programming, and both consumption and development of components via the Component Object Model (COM) technology.

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