Visual Basic .Net might not be the coolest programming language to know, but it remains popular and has now reached its highest position on the Tiobe index of top programming languages.

Co-founder Alan Cooper created the visual programming language that was the foundation of Microsoft's influential Visual Basic software development tool, including the VBX interface for adding ...

Microsoft and GitHub are coming out with tools that will let people collaborate on code instead of just sharing screens or working separately.

Here's why 8.5 million users love Visual Studio Code, the free software that's helping Microsoft win over programmers in the cloud wars with Amazon ...

The TIOBE Index is an indicator of which programming languages are most popular within a given month. According to the TIOBE ...

Microsoft plans to provide programmers with an interim version of its Visual Studio 2005 development tool and to release its server-based speech software next week.

Microsoft updated its programming languages strategy, confirming that Visual Basic will remain a going concern even though it's still relegated to second-rate status when compared to C# and F#.

Software to be formally introduced later this year will link the Ruby programming language and the open source Ruby on Rails Web framework to Microsoft’s Visual Studio 2005 application ...

Still, the evolution of Small Basic and the teaching tools available are encouraging signs. We should be exposing children to software development at a young age, to spark their interest -- waiting ...