What is VB/VB.NET?

Visual Basic (VB) and VB.NET are event-driven programming languages developed by Microsoft. VB was initially designed to be easy to learn and use, emphasizing a graphical user interface (GUI) and Rapid Application Development (RAD). VB.NET is the successor to VB and is built on the .NET Framework. It offers object-oriented programming features, improved performance, and access to the extensive .NET library. Both are commonly used for developing Windows desktop applications, web applications (ASP.NET with VB.NET), and scripting tasks.