Visual Basic WinForms template: We waited to add the template to Visual Studio until you could create WinForms applications with the Application Framework. This new template is the default in Visual ...

Although programming languages such as Java, Objective-C, and JavaScript garner the lion’s share of attention these days, don’t count out Microsoft’s Visual Basic .Net (VB.Net), which has been on a ...

C# is the future for .NET developers, so it's time to limit Visual Basic’s use to on-premises legacy systems In a series of blog posts last week, Microsoft detailed fundamental changes to how it ...

Since their introduction in 2002, Microsoft’s pair of .NET programming languages, C# and Visual Basic.NET, have been close siblings. Although they look very different—one uses C-style braces, brackets ...

Rational Software Corp. unveiled several new tools and features during its annual user conference last week, including a version of its visual design and modeling tool that will work with Microsoft ...

Due to the significant changes Microsoft put in place with VB.NET, existing VB applications need to be upgraded to work in the new environment. Microsoft has created an upgrade tool that uses wizards ...