Tiobe analysts said it was "very surprising" that Visual Basic .Net is now the fifth most popular language, only behind C++, Python, C, and Java.

There was a time when anyone could try programming, thanks to the ubiquity of Basic. But Basic's a nonstarter these days, so what will entice a new generation?

Why install Visual Basic 6.0 on Windows 11 Installing Visual Basic 6.0 on Windows 11 is driven by the need to support and maintain existing applications that were originally developed using VB6.