CHAPTER 3: VISUAL STDIO CODE

Visual basic (VB) is a third generation event-driven programming language developed by

Microsoft for their operating system windows. Visual basic is a widely understood high level
programming language, written using simple English such as words & syntax.

It is an interpreted language. Code can be run immediately after being written. There is no
requirement of a compiler to find various errors as it has interpreter which makes the tool easy to
use. The Code can be compiled into an .exe file once it is working, afterwards it can run on all
advanced windows PCs if the Visual Basic software is installed or not. A beginner can use the
language to develop professional windows application, as there are built in tools to create various
modules which helps the program to use the internet. Windows were the only OS that supports
VB.

Visual Basic was developed round about the year 1960, when the computer community just
introduced high level languages. The VB has been made extremely powerful by Microsoft so
that it can access all the good features of the windows.

Evaluation of Visual Basic –

VB 1.0 was introduced in 1991. The prototype developed by Allan cooper and his company
called Tripod has unique user interface for creating drag and drop design. The development of
tripod into a programmable form for windows is done when Microsoft collaborated with cooper
and his associates. Programming language is not included in Tripod at all. The basic language is
combined with Ruby to develop Visual Basic by Microsoft.

Need of Visual Basic –

Visual Basic is easy to learn programming language. The application system software is suitable
if we developed them in Visual Basic rather than the Gaming application. Futuristic games can
be developed using Visual Basic, Visual Basic will be probably powerful enough to suite all your
application and games programming needs.

Integrated Development Environment –

Integrated Development Environment or IDE is the working environment in VB, because it

integrates many different functions such as design, editing, compiling and debugging within a
common environment. Each and Every project is developed by IDE

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