Visual Basic

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Brand Details

Type: Product

Description: Visual Basic (VB) is a programming language developed by Microsoft known for its ease of use and rapid application development (RAD) capabilities, making it suitable for creating graphical user interfaces (GUIs) and automating tasks. There are several versions: Classic Visual Basic (VB6), Visual Basic .NET (VB.NET), and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).

Website: https://learn.microsoft.com

Mention Analytics

Total Mentions: 24

Subreddit Mentions:

Positive Mentions: 15

Negative Mentions: 1

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NegativeCareer Advice

💬 33 comments

⬆︎ 53 upvotes

Visual Basic is described as old, not future proof or standard for advanced projects and dead.

Found in /r/learnprogramming/
NeutralGeneral Discussion

💬 32 comments

⬆︎ 25 upvotes

Mentioned in passing.

Found in /r/learnprogramming/
NeutralGeneral Discussion

💬 62 comments

⬆︎ 177 upvotes

Mentioned in a comparison with Python.

Found in /r/learnprogramming/

Apr 18, 2025

What’s the most underrated programming language you’ve learned and why?

PositiveGeneral Discussion

💬 168 comments

⬆︎ 116 upvotes

Mentioned.

Found in /r/learnprogramming/

Apr 9, 2025

Where to learn dead, but in use programming languages?

NeutralGeneral Discussion

💬 60 comments

⬆︎ 58 upvotes

Mentioned as an example of a language that is not considered 'dead'.

Found in /r/learnprogramming/

Apr 5, 2025

What have you been working on recently? [April 05, 2025]

PositiveGeneral Discussion

💬 9 comments

⬆︎ 1 upvotes

Mentioned as a programming language used in a project.

Found in /r/learnprogramming/

Mar 29, 2025

Company uses obscure programming language

NeutralCareer Advice

💬 42 comments

⬆︎ 38 upvotes

Mentioned as a language to work with.

Found in /r/learnprogramming/

Mar 12, 2025

Help with constants

NeutralGeneral Discussion

💬 3 comments

⬆︎ 1 upvotes

The post uses visual basic as the programming language to create a currency conversion program.

Found in /r/learnprogramming/

Feb 16, 2025

What language is best for me?

PositiveSoftware Recommendation

💬 15 comments

⬆︎ 2 upvotes

Recommended as a powerful language for macros and automation but limited to Windows applications.

Found in /r/learnprogramming/

Feb 9, 2025

Is .NET doomed to boring corporate jobs?

NeutralCareer Advice

💬 237 comments

⬆︎ 277 upvotes

The user negatively mentions Visual Basic and older .NET setups, suggesting that older technologies might need an upgrade.

Found in /r/webdev/

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