Visual Basic ФОМИН, ХАЙРУТДИНОВ Definition Visual Basic is a computer language (more precisely, a family of languages) created and developed by Microsoft Corporation, as well as an integrated development environment. It is a further development of the QuickBASIC language (also developed by Microsoft), from which it inherited the general concept, style and syntax. Application However, the development of Visual Basic has moved towards procedural, object, component and event programming. The language is actively used both for developing Windows applications and for creating software for other platforms. Visual Basic can be downloaded and used both separately and as part of Microsoft Visual Studio. History of development The history of Visual Basic began in 1991, when Microsoft released the first version of the new language for its Windows operating system based on the QuickBASIC syntax. An innovation that highlights the novelty was the connection with the graphical interface, previously implemented by programmer Alan Cooper in the Tripod prototype. But it was in Visual Basic 1.0 that this implementation reached the desired level. Feature The main feature of Visual Basic that distinguishes it from most languages is the use of a graphical interface in programming. Moreover, VB has several more features: 1. Logical and bitwise operators are combined. 2. The so−called Boolean constant "true" has a numeric value of -1, and "false" is 0. 3. Integers are automatically converted to real numbers after division is applied 4. Arrays are declared with upper and lower bounds defined, just like in Pascal and Fortran. Advantages and Disadvantages Simplicity High speed of development. Strict binding to the programming environment. Powerful support. Error protection. Strong typing. Limited cross-platform. Slow operation of programs. Visual Basic Versions Visual Basic Classic it can only be used as a tool for creating applications for Windows Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) it was developed for the purpose of writing macros and other application programs for specific applications. Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) it is used to automate the administration of Windows-based systems Visual Basic .NET When using Visual Basic .NET can no longer work with the old methods, so it can be safely called a separate language. Interface Conclusion In 2020, Microsoft announced that it was stopping the development of this language (more precisely, its Visual version Basic.Net ), although it will continue to be released in the Visual Studio bundle. Visual Basic has become one of Microsoft's landmark achievements and has influenced the development of other computer languages. Some of the solutions implemented in it were used in the same C#. It also became an excellent "study desk" for many specialists, who then switched to more indemand YAP.
