Visual Basic (VB)
Visual Basic is a name for a family of programming languages from Microsoft. It may refer to: Visual Basic (.NET), the current version of Visual Basic launched in 2002 which runs on .NET Visual Basic (classic), the original Visual Basic supported from 1991 to 2008 Embedded Visual Basic, the…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 2002
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- Visual Basic was created to drastically simplify and accelerate the development of graphical user interface (GUI) applications for Microsoft Windows. Prior to VB, building Windows applications required extensive knowledge of the complex Windows API and languages like C/C++, making development time-consuming and challenging for many programmers. VB offered a visual drag-and-drop environment and an accessible language, lowering the barrier to entry for creating robust desktop applications and database front-ends.
- Platforms
- windows
Related technologies
Notable users
- Thousands of small to medium businesses (for legacy line-of-business applications)
- Microsoft Office (via VBA for automation and custom solutions)