VB stands for Visual Basic.
Visual Basic is a high-level, object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft. It's known for its rapid application development (RAD) capabilities, making it easier and faster to create graphical user interface (GUI) applications. Visual Basic evolved from the earlier BASIC (Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) language, retaining its ease of use while adding more advanced features.
Here's a more detailed breakdown:
- Visual: This refers to the visual development environment that allows developers to create applications by dragging and dropping controls onto a form, and then writing code to handle events associated with those controls.
- Basic: As mentioned, it is based on the BASIC programming language, which was designed to be easy to learn and use. Visual Basic retains this simplicity, making it accessible to beginners.
Visual Basic was a popular language for developing Windows applications for many years. While its popularity has waned somewhat with the rise of .NET and languages like C#, it remains a relevant and important part of Microsoft's development history. The successor to Visual Basic is Visual Basic .NET (VB.NET), which is a fully object-oriented language that runs on the .NET Framework.
