Visual Basic is a third-generation event driven programming
language. It's deprived from BASIC and enables the rapid
application development (RAD) of graphical interfaces (GUI),
access to databases (such as MySQL), and creating of ActiveX
controls and objects.
Visual Basic.NET is simply a "Beefedup" version of VB. It requires
the .NET runtime and contains a lot of improved functions and
system handlers which help optimize application performance.
Programmers and Developers are always in need of the best
of the best for everything from Editors (Visual Studio series) to
the actual code which they're coding in. (BASIC, VB, VB.NET)
VB.Net can't be considered a separate programming language
than VB, but more like VB on steroids.
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