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Re:The .NET Language Strategy by WorldMaker on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @04:44PM (#13545587)
Given (MOS 6502) Microsoft BASIC was the company's first product, BASIC has been such a deep part of the Microsoft DNA, I couldn't imagine Microsoft discontinuing VB. I'm not sure a BASIC-less Microsoft would still be Microsoft. It almost seems easier for me to imagine a Microsoft without Windows than one without VB or some successor to VB.
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Re:The .NET Language Strategy by zip1234 on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @10:05PM (#13547751)
Even without Visual Basic .Net, MS would still have Visual Basic in MS Office and that will be around probably until the end of time
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Re:The .NET Language Strategy by seanmcdirmid on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @06:31PM (#13546519)
Not just that, it was BillG who wrote the code for that. Not going deeper in MSDNA than that.
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