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Visual Basic

computer language
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Visual Basic is a computer programming language developed by Microsoft. It is an extension of the BASIC language, incorporating object-oriented programming and event-driven programming capabilities. This allows developers to create graphical user interfaces (GUIs) with elements like buttons and menus. Visual Basic can also be used to program small routines within other Microsoft software. It was succeeded by Visual Basic .NET in 2002, which is based on C#. Visual Basic is considered an object-oriented language, a category that helps manage complexity in large programs by packaging data and operations together.123

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