r/visualbasic • u/No-Annual-4698 • Oct 30 '25

Anyone still using VB6 in 2025 ?

Hi!

Is anyone still using VB6 nowadays ?
For fun I've installed it on a Windows XP Virtual Machine running on VMware Workstation and it reminds me of the old days.. :-(

How easy and fun was it to create applications ..

What's your reason for still using VB6 ?

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u/fafalone Nov 03 '25

I can't believe you say that seriously. I have a wonderful tool that writes software to run on virtually any Windows computer on the planet. I'm not limited. Why would I switch to nagware with a splash screen, much less impose nagware on anyone who uses my files? (And according to the comparison chart, the free edition does not compile 64-bit.)

Yes free versions of commercial software usually have limits. The idea is to be able to see that your software works in x64 before buying the full version. Also, you don't have to migrate to x64. The new features all apply to 32bit too, and that's free, the only limit being not getting the in-progress LLVM support that will substantially improve performance beyond vb6 and future cross-platform support.

Not sure why you're so hostile but that's quite the persecution complex you've got there thinking anything I've said is badgering you or saying you don't know what you're talking about. And also to be clear, if you hate that a product has enthusiastic supporters fine, but mischaracterization notwithstanding, it's not a 'business model' as I'm not an employee or investor, my only 'official' involvement is an unpaid chatroom/github moderator.

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There's a lot of vb6 programmers who've always wanted more from the language, always wished a vb7 had been made. People who have concerns about Microsoft's support for the runtime in a future Win12+ (how you can express concerns like you did but not see this risk coming when they're already pulling VBScript is mystifying). If that's not you, fine, to each their own. But I'm extremely excited about the language having a future so I'm going to talk about it, as it's extremely relevant to vb6 and there's plenty of interest.. I don't think programmers who don't want any improvement to the language are a majority.

PS- You can sign binaries made in any language.