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Is Visual Basic open-source?

Is Visual Basic open-source?

VB is part of the open-source wave at Microsoft, so as Wischik observes, the VB compiler will be open source as part of the project codenamed Roslyn.

Is Visual Basic 2010 free?

This software is a free IDE (Integrated Development Environment) specifically created for programming students.

How do I open-source code in Visual Studio?

You can open code into Visual Studio in the following ways:

  1. On the Visual Studio menu bar, choose File > Open > Folder, and then browse to the code location.
  2. On the context (right-click) menu of a folder containing code, choose the Open in Visual Studio command.

Is Visual Studio Code fully open source?

The source code for VSCode is made available under the MIT license and so is fully open source but the binary code that you download from Microsoft isn’t. This is because Microsoft add extra code to support telemetry (and maybe other stuff, too).

Are there more Visual Basic code examples available?

One of the top requests we hear from the Visual Basic community is for more code examples. Microsoft is committed to making all of our technologies equally accessible from both VB & C#, as part of the C#/VB Co-Evolution strategy. In addition to product support, this also includes sample resources.

Are there any sample resources available for Visual Basic?

In addition to product support, this also includes sample resources. Below is a list of code examples that have been made available for Visual Basic in recent months. Please try them out and spread the word! You can also find a list of code samples posted on the Visual Basic Developer Center.

What is Microsoft doing to support Visual Basic?

Microsoft is committed to making all of our technologies equally accessible from both VB & C#, as part of the C#/VB Co-Evolution strategy. In addition to product support, this also includes sample resources. Below is a list of code examples that have been made available for Visual Basic in recent months.

What is Microsoft doing to support VB and VB co-evolution?

Microsoft is committed to making all of our technologies equally accessible from both VB & C#, as part of the C#/VB Co-Evolution strategy. In addition to product support, this also includes sample resources.