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What is VB6?

Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) was a third-generation event-driven programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) from Microsoft. It's used to create Windows desktop applications. While it was widely popular for rapid application development, it is now considered legacy technology and is no longer supported by Microsoft. However, many legacy applications written in VB6 still exist and are often maintained or migrated to newer platforms.

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What other technologies are related to VB6?

VB6 Competitor Technologies

VB.NET

VB.NET is a successor to VB6, offering a more modern development environment and features within the .NET framework.

mentioned alongside VB6 in 2% (1.2k) of relevant job posts

C#

C# is a modern language within the .NET ecosystem that is an alternative to VB.NET. Offers different strengths and syntax.

mentioned alongside VB6 in 0% (2.1k) of relevant job posts

ASP.NET

ASP.NET is a web development framework that competes with Classic ASP, often used with VB6. ASP.NET is commonly used with other .NET languages.

mentioned alongside VB6 in 1% (721) of relevant job posts

.NET

.NET is a development framework that supersedes the capabilities of VB6. VB.NET and C# are both common languages within the .NET framework.

mentioned alongside VB6 in 0% (1.1k) of relevant job posts

WPF

Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) is a UI framework for .NET, and offers a more modern UI than VB6's forms.

mentioned alongside VB6 in 1% (212) of relevant job posts

WCF

Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) is a framework for building service-oriented applications, offering a more modern approach than older VB6-based solutions.

mentioned alongside VB6 in 1% (196) of relevant job posts

C#.NET

C#.NET is the implementation of C# within the .NET Framework, serving as an alternative development language to VB.NET and a competitor to VB6.

mentioned alongside VB6 in 1% (227) of relevant job posts

PowerBuilder

PowerBuilder is a rapid application development (RAD) tool that competes with VB6 for building client/server applications.

mentioned alongside VB6 in 2% (59) of relevant job posts