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.

October 14 is going to be a big day in the Redmond world It isn't only Windows 10 due for the support axe on October 14.

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.

Unlike other books, this one concentrates on Microsoft's newest data access technology ActiveX Data Objects (ADO). It also goes into great detail on how ADO integrates with the Visual Basic IDE.

Not that VB6 enthusiasts are totally out of luck. Last August, we covered a "Free Tool Offered as Classic Visual Basic Successor" from B4J. VB6 supporters couldn't help opening up old wounds in the ...

Many Microsoft MVP developers launch a campaign of defiance over a decision to end support for Visual Basic Written by Matthew Broersma, Contributor March 11, 2005 at 8:24 a.m. PT ...

Microsoft’s newest version of its flagship programming language, Visual Basic .Net (VB .Net), is a huge leap forward, re-creating Visual Basic as a full-fledged object-oriented programming ...

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 ...

Microsoft has announced the public preview launch of Visual Studio Code for the Web, a browser-based version of its free and cross-platform VS Code integrated development environment (IDE).

But MVPs hope Microsoft will reconsider not just VB6's support options, but will continue to develop the language alongside its newer Visual Basic.Net.