VB.NET changes the way you write Visual Basic code. You learn quickly that most of the optimization tricks you've learned for VB6 won't work under VB.NET. For example, .NET memory allocation ...

By Joe Kunk 08/01/2012 A friend was recently reviewing some Visual Basic code that I was having an issue with. As we looked at one particular section of code, he said "You could really tighten up this ...

09/01/2002 Optimizing a VB.NET application often requires a deep understanding of how the .NET Framework works, including details about the inner workings of the garbage collector and the Just In Time ...

C# included extension methods and, as VB did not, the syntax changes for LINQ looked significantly different in the two languages," says Vogel. He notes that this code is fine in Visual Basic: Dim r = ...

When released in 1991, Visual Basic (VB) was similar to Microsoft's QuickBASIC. Because of its graphical interface, VB became very popular, and after migrating to Visual Studio .NET in 1999, VB 6. ...

Microsoft's latest version of Visual Basic, often called VB.NET, can help you create professional looking desktop applications and websites quickly. That's possible because the .NET framework upon ...

Visual Basic, introduced by Microsoft in 1991, became a popular choice for developing Windows applications, while VBA is widely used for scripting and automation in Microsoft Office applications.

Technology Toolbox: VB.NET V B.NET changes the way you write Visual Basic code. You learn quickly that most of the optimization tricks you've learned for VB6 won't work under VB.NET. For example, .NET ...