Visual Basic

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Visual Basic is a software application that functions as a programming language . It was established on January 1, 1991 . The language was designed to simplify the development of graphical user interfaces for Windows applications. Its syntax and tools enabled developers to build programs with minimal code, emphasizing ease of use over complex configuration. Visual Basic became widely adopted in enterprise environments during the 1990s and early 2000s.

Visual Basic

Summary

Visual Basic is a programming language[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,045 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Visual Basic's instance of is recorded as programming language[3].
  • Visual Basic's instance of is recorded as event-driven programming language[4].
  • Visual Basic's instance of is recorded as procedural programming language[5].
  • Visual Basic's instance of is recorded as object-based language[6].
  • Visual Basic's instance of is recorded as integrated development environment[7].
  • Visual Basic's based on is recorded as QuickBASIC[8].
  • Visual Basic's developer is recorded as Microsoft[9].
  • Visual Basic is a type of Q42979[10].
  • Visual Basic's Commons category is recorded as Visual Basic[11].
  • Visual Basic's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[12].
  • January 1, 1991 marks the founding of Visual Basic[13].
  • Visual Basic's has edition or translation is recorded as Visual Basic 6[14].
  • Visual Basic's official website is recorded as https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/visualstudio/visual-basic-6/visual-basic-6.0-documentation[15].
  • Visual Basic's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Visual Basic[16].
  • Visual Basic's readable file format is recorded as VisualBasic Project[17].
  • Visual Basic's readable file format is recorded as VisualBasic Form (v3.x)[18].
  • Visual Basic's readable file format is recorded as VisualBasic Form (v6.0)[19].
  • Visual Basic's writable file format is recorded as ActiveX License Package file[20].
  • Visual Basic's writable file format is recorded as VisualBasic Project[21].
  • Visual Basic's writable file format is recorded as VisualBasic Form (v3.x)[22].
  • Visual Basic's writable file format is recorded as VisualBasic Form (v6.0)[23].
  • Visual Basic's writable file format is recorded as Visual Basic Binary Form file[24].
  • Visual Basic's replaced by is recorded as Visual Basic[25].
  • Visual Basic's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Visual Basic'}[26].
  • Visual Basic's different from is recorded as Visual Basic[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include programming language[3], event-driven programming language[4], procedural programming language[5], object-based language[6], and integrated development environment[7].

History and Context

January 1, 1991 marks the founding of Visual Basic[13].

Why It Matters

Visual Basic ranks in the top 2% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,045 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

It has been cited as an influence by it[30], a class-based programming language[31], founded in 2001[32]; it for Applications[33], an implementation of a programming language[34], founded in 1993[35]; Gambas[36], an integrated development environment[37], founded in 1999[38]; PowerBASIC[39], a programming language[40], founded in 1989[41]; Microsoft Small Basic[42], a programming language[43], founded in 2008[44]; and Basic For Qt[45], an integrated development environment[46].

FAQs

Who did Visual Basic influence?

Visual Basic has been cited as an influence by Visual Basic[30], Visual Basic for Applications[33], Gambas[36], and PowerBASIC[39].

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  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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