[W/K] :: Visual Basic

  Visual BASIC
       
           (VB) A popular event-driven visual programming
          system from Microsoft Corporation for Microsoft Windows.
          VB is good for developing Windows interfaces, it invokes
          fragments of BASIC code when the user performs certain
          operations on graphical objects on-screen.  It is widely used
          for in-house application program development and for
          prototyping.  It can also be used to create ActiveX and
          COM components.
       
          Version 1 was released in 1991 [by Microsoft?].
       
          Current version: 6, as of 1999-11-26.
       
          http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/).html">Home (http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/).
          http://www.iessoft.com/scripts/vbhistry.asp).html">History (http://www.iessoft.com/scripts/vbhistry.asp).
          http://www.op.net/~jstrollo/vblinks.html).html">Strollo Software (http://www.op.net/~jstrollo/vblinks.html).
          Books
          (http://www.wrox.com/Consumer/Default.asp?Category=Visual+Basic).
       
          (1999-11-26)