The On Error statement's Resume Next clause told the world, "Do what you want; ask me later if I care." It was a great way to ignore low-risk errors in your source ...

"By providing a new version of a COM-based Visual Basic within the Visual Studio IDE, Microsoft will help maintain the value of its clients' existing code ... For example, a November 2004 survey ...

Data variables in C# and Visual Basic normally define themselves by the amount and type of data they hold. The string type, with its ability to store 2 billion characters, is often seen gloating about ...