Hejlsberg has described benefits like instant compiler feedback, eliminating the need for time-consuming build and compile steps before gauging code behavior, and the ability to copy C# code to the ...

As Visual Basic morphs into an object-oriented language, programmers face serious retraining and code transition issues. Here's how they're coping.

The hearing calculator, written in Visual Basic code, analyzes audio metric data from a hearing test and then determines whether a veteran has a hearing loss, the extent of the loss in terms of ...

This add-in works with Microsoft Visual Basic 6. Its application design is similar to Visual Basic's form design, except its controls can be wired together using drag-and-drop mouse operations.

At the time, Wiltamuth wrote, Microsoft wanted Visual Basic .NET to appeal to Visual Basic 6 developers focused on business- and data-centric applications, while C# targeted Java and C++ developers ...