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 ...

SoftWIRE is a graphical programming add-in for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 that even inexperienced programmers can use to build useful Windows applications without writing a single line of code.

Developers slam Microsoft's Visual Basic plan More than 100 of the software giant's most influential developers urge the company to continue support for Visual Basic in its "classic" form.

Hi Folks,Is there any way we can print files(.doc,.xls files) using Visual Basic code? What I intend to do is this (as an example):create a command button, and under its click event, put a code ...

The Microsoft .NET Framework allows each language to implement lifetime rules as it requires, and Visual Basic and C# define different rules: C# sticks with the block-level lifetime shown in the ...

"The .Net version of Visual Basic is Visual Basic in name only," wrote developer and author Rich Levin in a recent blog entry. "Any organisation with an investment in Visual Basic code ...

Microsoft Excel offers two ways to link sheets in a workbook: hyperlinks and macros. Hyperlinks use the program's ribbon controls, while macros use Visual Basic code. With both methods, users ...

Out of the box, C# developers have always had more refactoring support (encapsulating fields, for example) than Visual Basic developers. Now Visual Basic 14 developers get parity: select some code, ...

More than 100 Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) developers have signed a petition demanding Microsoft reconsiders plans to end support for Visual Basic in its "classic" form.