What is "Visul Basics"

[Ardemax]

Hi, im probably sounding really dumb here, but what is Visual Basics?

And where can you get it from?

Thanks! [+REP TO ALL ANSWERS]

[DaveTaylor]

Visual Basic (VB) is the third-generation event-driven programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) from Microsoft for its COM programming model. VB is also considered a relatively easy to learn and use programming language, because of its graphical development features and BASIC heritage.[1]
Visual Basic was derived from BASIC and enables the rapid application development (RAD) of graphical user interface (GUI) applications, access to databases using Data Access Objects DAO, Remote Data Objects RDO, or ActiveX Data Objects ADO, and creation of ActiveX controls and objects. Scripting languages such as VBA and VBScript are syntactically similar to Visual Basic, but perform differently.[2]
A programmer can put together an application using the components provided with Visual Basic itself. Programs written in Visual Basic can also use the Windows API, but doing so requires external function declarations.
The final release was version 6 in 1998. Microsoft's extended support ended in March 2008 and the designated successor was Visual Basic .NET (now known simply as Visual Basic).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_Basic

download: http://www.microsoft.com/Express/

[RyanDOT]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_Basic

http://www.microsoft.com/eXPress/download/


Edit: EURGH Got beaten to it!

[Bren]

take the s of basic as my lecuturer says it makes you look like you dont know what ur talking about. :)

[Wootzeh]

take the s of basic as my lecuturer says it makes you look like you dont know what ur talking about. :)
he doesn't know what he's talking about ;)

[Ardemax]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_Basic

download: http://www.microsoft.com/Express/

Thankyou +rep


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_Basic

http://www.microsoft.com/eXPress/download/


Edit: EURGH Got beaten to it!

Don't worry lol, you still helped. +rep


take the s of basic as my lecuturer says it makes you look like you dont know what ur talking about. :)

Yeah, I don't! +rep


he doesn't know what he's talking about ;)

you got it! +rep

[Bren]

I know :( but it was just for a future reference :D

[Zak]

Visual Basic is a computer programming language

[Agnostic Bear]

Visual Basic is horrible and you should never use it ever.

[scottish]

Visual Basics is your one stop colour shop

http://www.visualbasics.com/

However you downloading/using it for school?

[Kevin]

Visual Basics is your one stop colour shop

http://www.visualbasics.com/

However you downloading/using it for school?


http://www.visualbasics.com/small_printing_flat_left.jpg

[Ardemax]

Visual Basics is your one stop colour shop

http://www.visualbasics.com/

However you downloading/using it for school?


I just wanted to know what it's about and how to download lol.
Can you make things like pop-up messages and forms on it?

[Jahova]

I'd rather C# but as long as it's Vb.NET and not the old version then :)

[Technologic]

Visual basic is for creating the hello world app and only the hello world app. It has no other use

[Ardemax]

Visual basic is for creating the hello world app and only the hello world app. It has no other use


Hello world app?

[scottish]

When you print "Hello world!" multiple times on the form. :P

[Ardemax]

Ohhh, right.
Can you like, create login systems on there, that you can use on websites?

[Agnostic Bear]

Ohhh, right.
Can you like, create login systems on there, that you can use on websites?

Yes. But don't, don't ever use Visual Basic for anything, use C#.

[Ardemax]

Yes. But don't, don't ever use Visual Basic for anything, use C#.


why?
and what is C#?

[scottish]

google.co.uk is your friend.

[Agnostic Bear]

why?
and what is C#?

Google it. C# is a programming language, much like Visual Basic only it doesn't ******* suck.

[Kevin]

http://snipurl.com/algfp (http://************/67n6e3)

[Ardemax]

ahhhh links with no descriptions scare me... kevin!

[Kevin]

ahhhh links with no descriptions scare me... kevin!

Do not be afraid :), if it was somthing bad a mod would have picked it up by now

[scottish]

http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=C%23

[Ardemax]

k imma gonna check em out

[HotelUser]

k imma gonna check em out

If you're still looking, you might want to check out http://forum.codecall.net/csharp-tutorials/7301-tutorial-starting-c-c-2008-express-edition.html after getting Visual C# 2008.

[Ardemax]

If you're still looking, you might want to check out http://forum.codecall.net/csharp-tutorials/7301-tutorial-starting-c-c-2008-express-edition.html after getting Visual C# 2008.


thanks, will check out +rep