Some of its innovations live on in modern languages. Many of us loved it despite being driven crazy by its limitations. But it is now far out of date. There is no reason to learn either VB Classic or VB.NET.
What can I do with VB?
- Windows console mode applications.
- Standard Windows applications.
- Windows services.
- Windows controls and Windows control libraries.
- Web (ASP.NET) applications.
- Web services.
- Web controls and web control libraries.
Is Visual Basic still used 2020?
Visual Basic . The language index still reckons Visual Basic . Net will "sooner or later go into decline", but concedes it's popular for dedicated office applications in small and medium enterprises, and is probably still used by many developers because it's easy to learn.3 Dec 2018
Is Visual Basic good for beginners?
Visual Basic is a nice tool to rapidly create GUI based software if you already have controls, etc. It's not however a good language for beginners. It can teach you some very bad habits, and idioms, that are later hard to unlearn when picking another language.
Is Visual Basic still relevant in 2020?
Visual Basic 6.0 - it works on any PC that runs any version of windows. Visual Basic 6.0 - it is supported by Microsoft until 2024 up to 2030.
Is Visual Basic still relevant in 2021?
Probably never. As long as Microsoft continues to support Win32 applications, VB will continue to work and continue to be useful.
Is VB.NET Dead 2020?
Visual Basic (VB.NET) will continue to be supported by Microsoft. (It's not dead.) The language will no longer have new features added to it.16 Mar 2020
Is Visual Basic tough?
Visual Basic is the most widely used programming language for creating Windows applications. It is easy to learn and does not require you to memorize difficult commands like other programming languages.
Is Visual Basic like Basic?
In BASIC, programming is done in a text-only environment and the program is executed sequentially. In Visual Basic, programming is done in a graphical environment. Users may click on a certain object randomly, so each object has to be programmed independently to be able to response to those actions (events).
Is Visual Basic harder than C?
So in terms of easiness, VB is much more easier to learn and use. It was designed that way from the start. In terms of efficiency, all . Net languages compile to Common Intermediate Language (CIL), which makes VB and C# similar in efficiency.