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Something Pretty Right: a History of Visual Basic - Slashdot

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64% Informative

Visual Basic burst onto the scene at a magical, transitional moment, presenting a radically simpler alternative for Windows 3.0 development.

Bill Gates' genuine enthusiasm for VB is evident in an accompanying 1991 video in which BillG personally and playfully demonstrates Visual Basic 1.0 at its launch event.

At its peak, Visual Basic had nearly 3.5 million developers worldwide.

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9

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semi-formal

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English

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45

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not offensive

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medium-lived

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