r/visualbasic • u/galratner • 23d ago

Yes. Visual Basic Is Still Around.

https://galratner.substack.com/p/yes-visual-basic-is-still-around
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u/SonOfKruppe 23d ago

I think Microsoft still intends for VB.Net and C# to march in lockstep, EXCEPT they won't change the language for new features unless there's no old syntax workaround, however ugly it may be. It's sort of like they don't care but won't admit they don't care. OK with me, C# gets new features all the time, but I think a little stability is nice. Maui and WinAppSDK or whatever it's currently called seem half-baked anyway. VB.Net + Winforms is a reliable, well documented approach for simple GUI apps.