A Microsoft director explains why it's finally ending language updates for Visual Basic, a programming language launched in 1991 that 700,000 developers still rely on every month

Microsoft's Visual Basic was named the "Most Dreaded" programming language for three years in a row by the Stack Overflow Developer Survey.

Get Visual Studio 2026 & 15 coding courses for $50

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Black Friday came early: get Microsoft Visual Studio Pro and beginner coding lessons for $55.97

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Copilot Compared: Advanced AI Features in Visual Studio 2022 vs. VS Code

GitHub Copilot continues to evolve in both Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code, offering developers increasingly intelligent, context-aware tools that go far beyond basic autocomplete. The latest ...
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Microsoft explains how difficult it is to manage keyboard shortcuts in Visual Studio 20260 0

Microsoft has claimed that changing keyboard shortcuts in Visual Studio 2026 is a "high-stakes juggling act", in which even telemetry isn't enough. Visual Studio is the integrated development ...