A survey of programmers using Microsoft's Visual Basic language finds that many are considering a move to more modern languages, like Java and C#. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green ...
Notwithstanding Microsoft's death knell for Visual Basic, a new project is scheduled to debut this fall that aims to keep at least some semblance of the iconic programming language going and evolving.
More than 100 influential developers using Microsoft products have signed a petition demanding the software company reconsider plans to end support for Visual Basic in its "classic" form. The ...