Re:Nostalgic for VB? BASIC is anything but dead
by rqtwteye on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @11:36AM
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"Visual Basic, however, while at the time representing a _fantastic_ entry point to development (at least it was for me), has been legitimately replaced by other, newer models, some of which the article notes."
Before VB setting up a GUI application was hard and required a lot of specialist knowledge, then VB made it easy, and its replacements on the web are making it hard again :-). I still don't know an easy way to set up a web with a database that also allows you to go into depth if needed.
Re:Nostalgic for VB? BASIC is anything but dead
by Sohcahtoa82 on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @11:45AM
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Yeah, I loved VB's drag-and-drop method of building a GUI. Are there any programs out there these days that will let you drag-and-drop components to build a web page?
Re:Nostalgic for VB? BASIC is anything but dead
by mattl on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @01:29PM
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There are some drag and drop webpage builders for WordPress and things like Squarespace which are mentioned ad nauseam on podcasts and YouTube channels which promise something like it too.
Re:Nostalgic for VB? BASIC is anything but dead
by brunovcosta on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @01:33PM
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You should try:
https://www.abstracloud.com/editor
It is VB, but for Python and for the web!
As others point out, many hobbyists still use variants of BASIC...I don't think we can claim it's the most practical language for most uses, but it has its niche for sure, and is fun to use.
Visual Basic, however, while at the time representing a _fantastic_ entry point to development (at least it was for me), has been legitimately replaced by other, newer models, some of which the article notes.