Visual Basic is a free application .NET Framework language. Visual Basic, like many Visual Studio languages is a event driven programming language. But the programming language that situates with Visual Studio is not Visual Basic, it is Visual Basic.NET. Visual Basic.NET works with the .NET Framework and is also a object oriented programming language. The current version of Visual Basic is Visual Studio: VB.NET - 2008 Beta 2 and running release VB.NET - 2005..

For code samples, visit the discussion page. Classic VB Sample:

• Private Sub cmdClose_Click()
• Unload Me
• End Sub

VB.NET Sample:

• Private Sub btnClose_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnClose.Click
• Me.Close()
• End Sub

Classic VB Sample:

• Private Sub cmdClose_Click()
• Unload Me
• End Sub

VB.NET Sample:

• Private Sub btnClose_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnClose.Click
• Me.Close()
• End Sub

Classic VB6 Sample:

• Private Sub Timer1_Timer()
• Me.Height = Me.Height - 1
• End Sub

VB.NET Sample:

• Private Sub Timer1_Tick(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Timer1.Tick
• Me.Height -= 1
• End Sub