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Explore the main themes, entities and connections around Visual Basic (.NET). Start with the topic map, then use the sections below for research and deeper semantic analysis.
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Version history
27 related topics
Syntax
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Overview
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Cross-platform and open-source development
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Key facts & relationships
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- Designed by
- Microsoft
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Filename extensions
- .vb
- First appeared
- 2001; 25 years ago (2001)
- License
- Roslyn compiler: MIT License
- OS
- Chiefly Windows Also on Android, BSD, iOS, Linux, macOS, Solaris, and Unix
Topics to explore
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Overview
- Multi-paradigm Multi-paradigm programming language
- Object-oriented Object-oriented programming
- Programming language
- Microsoft
- .NET
- Mono Mono (software)
- .NET Framework
- Classic Visual Basic Visual Basic (classic)
- C# C Sharp (programming language)
- F# F Sharp (programming language)
- Integrated development environment
- Visual Studio
- Commercial Commercial software
- Visual Studio Express
- Visual Studio Community Microsoft Visual Studio
- Freeware
- .NET Framework SDK
- Command-line
- Compiler
- Windows Forms
- GUI Graphical user interface
- Library Library (computing)
- Desktop apps Application software
- Windows Microsoft Windows
- GUI designer Graphical user interface builder
- Event handler
- Active window
Use in making GUI programs
- Drag-and-drop
- Attributes Attribute (computing)
Syntax
- Statements Statement (computer science)
- Expression Expression (computer science)
- Functions or subroutines Subroutine
- Called System call
- Variables Variable (programming)
- Assigned Assignment (computer science)
- Structured programming
- Colon Colon (punctuation)
- End of line
- Equals sign
- Round brackets Parentheses
- Arrays Array data structure
- Single quotation mark
- Space Space character
- Tab Tab character
- Comment Comment (computer programming)
- Hello, World!
- Command-line window Command-line interface
- Standard streams
- Floyd's Triangle
- Structured exception handling Exception handling
- Integer Integer (computer science)
- Data type
- Deterministic
- Reference-counted Reference counting
- COM Component Object Model
- Common Language Runtime
- Virtual machine
- Generational garbage collection Garbage collection (computer science)
- Just-in-time compilation
Version history
- .NET Framework 1.0 .NET Framework version history
- Managed code
- .NET Framework 1.1
- .NET Compact Framework
- Wizard Wizard (software)
- Rapid application development
- Namespace
- Pattern Design pattern (computer science)
- Boilerplate code
- Database
- Generics Generic programming
- Partial classes
- Operator overloading
- Nullable types Nullable type
- .NET Framework 3.5
- Conditional operator
- Anonymous types Anonymous type
- LINQ Language Integrated Query
- Lambda expressions Anonymous function
- XML Literals
- Type Inference
- Extension methods Extension method
- Dynamic Language Runtime
- IronPython
- IronRuby
- .NET Framework 4.5
- Asynchronous programming
Cross-platform and open-source development
- .NET Compiler Platform
- MonoDevelop
- Open-source Open-source software
- Gambas
- FreeBasic
Advanced semantic analysis
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Map overview Semantic statistics
Number of nodes, edges, triples, density and central hubs. Use it to gauge the size and connectivity of the map.Visual Basic (.NET)
Nodes102
Edges101
Triples24
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.019608
Components1
How this topic connects Entity context
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Visual Basic (.NET)
Top relations
Designed by · 1
Visual Basic (.NET) → Microsoft
Developer · 1
Visual Basic (.NET) → Microsoft
Filename extensions · 1
Visual Basic (.NET) → .vb
First appeared · 1
Visual Basic (.NET) → 2001; 25 years ago (2001)
License · 1
Visual Basic (.NET) → Roslyn compiler: MIT License
OS · 1
Visual Basic (.NET) → Chiefly Windows Also on Android, BSD, iOS, Linux, macOS, Solaris, and Unix
Paradigm · 1
Visual Basic (.NET) → Multi-paradigm: structured, imperative, object-oriented, declarative, generic, reflective and event-driven
Platform · 1
Visual Basic (.NET) → .NET Framework, Mono, .NET
Stable release · 1
Visual Basic (.NET) → 17.13 / 11 November 2025; 9 months ago (11 November 2025)
Typing discipline · 1
Visual Basic (.NET) → Static, both strong and weak, both safe and unsafe, nominative
Important terminology Word statistics
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Important terminology
visual basic net vb code framework microsoft language also studio forms version called released windows compiler languages features used development
Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples
Extracted RDF-like relationships with confidence and source. The table includes structured facts and lower-confidence contextual relations.| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Basic (.NET) | Designed by | Microsoft | 1.00 | infobox |
| Visual Basic (.NET) | Developer | Microsoft | 1.00 | infobox |
| Visual Basic (.NET) | Filename extensions | .vb | 1.00 | infobox |
| Visual Basic (.NET) | First appeared | 2001; 25 years ago (2001) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Visual Basic (.NET) | License | Roslyn compiler: MIT License | 1.00 | infobox |
| Visual Basic (.NET) | OS | Chiefly Windows Also on Android, BSD, iOS, Linux, macOS, Solaris, and Unix | 1.00 | infobox |
| Visual Basic (.NET) | Paradigm | Multi-paradigm: structured, imperative, object-oriented, declarative, generic, reflective and event-driven | 1.00 | infobox |
| Visual Basic (.NET) | Platform | .NET Framework, Mono, .NET | 1.00 | infobox |
| Visual Basic (.NET) | Stable release | 17.13 / 11 November 2025; 9 months ago (11 November 2025) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Visual Basic (.NET) | Typing discipline | Static, both strong and weak, both safe and unsafe, nominative | 1.00 | infobox |
| Visual Basic (.NET) | Website | docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/visual-basic/ | 1.00 | infobox |
| location | instance of | This provides the minimal functionality of a user interface element | 0.80 | text |
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