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[CommittedC0der]

Hello, I was wondering what VB is and what is it used for, and is there a difference between VB and VB.Net. Last question is VB/VB.Net easy for the begging to learn. Thanks in advance. ^^

[Blimp]

Visual basic , also known as vb is a windows forms tool.
Its very useful for creating applications without having to know hardly any coding , although it does tend to get hard when you want to create something advanced. I suggest you go onto youtube and have a look at tutorials and videos of visual basic 2008.

The current version of Visual Basic ( VB 2010 Beta ) is available from this link:

Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 First Look

Hope this helps!.

[CommittedC0der]

OK, one more question is it good for like making plugins for web browsers and internet stuff?

[chili5]

Visual Basic is a programming language. :P It is used quite often in business to create programs to administer to assist with the administration of the business.

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Its very useful for creating applications without having to know hardly any coding ,

That isn't true. You still have to know how to code. The language is syntactically different from most other languages but it doesn't stop you from doing anything really. Sure, it might make some things harder than other languages but you can still accomplish them.

VB can be easier to learn than other languages because you don't have to learn how to create a GUI. It is a drag and drop interface and that makes learning to make applications faster. The down side is you don't learn how the interface is created and you are tied to what is possible with the drag and drop interface.

It is easier to learn than some other more powerful languages though and it is widely used.

Look here: Programming Language Popularity

[CommittedC0der]

OK I'll look into it and see if I like it or if I want some thing different. Thanks :)

[Blimp]

Chili5 please remember to tell users that they can add there own plugins for visual basic or download plugins for more drag and drop items.

[CommittedC0der]

Well that's a plus but my main question is Is VB good for making plugins to say check my email or whatever I want it to do then put it online for other people?

[Blimp]

Well personally i wouldnt use vb for a plugin , basically because its a forms application.
In visual basic you create programs such as web browsers and Chat programs.
However if you would like to make plugins , i suggest visual studio C# or C++ i cant remember which one it is , but it supports creating Dynamic link libraries.

[Blimp]

Heres a file i created in about an hour on VB , i havent created any DLL's for it yet.
Please Change the extension of the file to EXE as i have renamed it to ZIP so that it will upload , it is not actually compressed!

Cheers!

Attached Files

•  Setupwebbo.zip   501.23K   8 downloads

[CommittedC0der]

OK I'll look into them languages but I might still try and learn VB a little BTW nice program.

[Zerkei]

You shouldn't use VB for plugins.
I made a mail.com mail checker, which is quite nice in vb.net (2010) though it's an independent application.
The only thing that is quite amazing about it, is you can send SMS messages to yourself via the program when the computer is idle, sorta like mail fowarding.
hope that helps.

[CommittedC0der]

Is there a difference between VB and VB.Net?