Microsoft Visual Basic (often abbreviated as VB only) is a programming language that offers Integrated Development Environment (IDE) to create a visual software program Microsoft Windows-based operating system by using a programming model (COM).
Visual Basic is a derivative of the BASIC programming language and offers development of software-based computer graphics quickly.
Some scripting languages such as Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) and Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript), similar like Visual Basic, but it works differently. [1]
The programmer can build applications using components provided by Microsoft Visual Basic programs written in Visual Basic can also use the Windows API, but requires an additional external function declarations. [1]
In programming for businesses, Visual Basic has its share of the market is very broad. [1] A survey conducted in 2005 showed that 62% of software developers reported using various forms of Visual Basic, which was followed by the C + +, JavaScript, C #, and Java. [1]
