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#.

While the latest TIOBE Index of programming language popularity isn't earth-shaking -- focusing on an all-time high for statistical language R -- perhaps the the biggest surprise is this: Classic ...

Why install Visual Basic 6.0 on Windows 11 Installing Visual Basic 6.0 on Windows 11 is driven by the need to support and maintain existing applications that were originally developed using VB6.

Microsoft has revealed it will support Visual Basic on .NET 5 but also that it has no plans to evolve the language. As Microsoft's .NET team notes, Visual Basic on .NET Core only supported Class ...

The February update for Visual Studio Code has been released. Version 1.98 of Microsoft's free source code editor allows interaction with graphics in GitHub Copilot, brings a new view mode for the ...

Microsoft’s Soma Somasegar noted when I spoke to him last week that Microsoft offers both the Azure Management Portal and its Visual Studio online tools.