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Visual Basic .NET

Programming language for .NET

Entityclass-based programming language high-level programming language strict programming languageQ50077

Also known as VB.NET · Visual Basic .NET · Visual Basic

Instance of: class-based programming language
, high-level programming language
, strict programming language
+5 more
Founded: 2001
Website: docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/visual-basic
, docs.microsoft.com/ja-jp/dotnet/visual-basic

Overview

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Visual Basic (VB), originally called Visual Basic .NET (VB.NET), is a multi-paradigm, object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft and implemented on .NET, Mono, and the .NET Framework. Microsoft launched VB.NET in 2002 as the successor to its original Visual Basic language, the last version of which was Visual Basic 6.0. Although the ".NET" portion of the name was dropped in 2005, this article uses "Visual Basic [.NET]" to refer to all Visual Basic languages released since 2002, in order to distinguish between them and the classic Visual Basic. Along with C# and F#, it is one of the three main languages targeting the .NET ecosystem. Microsoft updated its VB language strategy on 6 February 2023, stating that VB is a stable language now and Microsoft will keep maintaining it, but will not add support for new workloads.

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Influenced by: Classic Visual Basic
Developer: Microsoft
Programming paradigm: object-oriented programming
imperative programming
structured programming
reflective programming
event-driven programming
generic programming
functional programming
strict programming
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class-based programming
multi-paradigm programming
Alexa rank: 47(January 9, 2018)
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1.Stated in Alexa Internetalexa.com/siteinfo/https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/visual-basic/Retrieved 2018-01-09
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Typing discipline: dynamic typing
nominative typing
Latest version: 17.13 version type: stable version · released: November 11, 2025
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1.“Visual Studio 2026 release notes”learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2026/release-notes
2.learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/visual-basic/whats-new/#visual-basic-1713
3.dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/11.0
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Replaces: Classic Visual Basic
Based on: Classic Visual Basic
Designed by: Microsoft
Different from: Classic Visual Basic
File extension: vb
Operating system: Microsoft Windows
Android
Berkeley Software Distribution
iOS
Linux
macOS
Solaris
Unix
License: Apache Software License 2.0
Platforms: .NET Framework
Mono
.NET
Official name: Visual Basic(since 2005)
Visual Basic .NET(since 2002)

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