The Basics - Introduction

What is Visual Basic .NET?

Visual Basic .NET, also known as VB.Net, is a programming language developed by Microsoft and released in 2002. The language was created as the successor to classic versions of Visual Basic. VB.Net is an object oriented programming language designed to give programmers the ability to rapidly write efficient programs that compile on the Windows operating system.

A Sample VB.Net Program

If you click on the link next to the Fiddle section, you will be redirected to a DotNetFiddle live code example.

Creating a New Project

The following are steps on how to create a new project depending on what integrated developing environment (IDE) you are using:

Visual Studios

• Launch Visual Studios
• On the File menu, click New and then click New Project
• Select the Console Application project
• Rename the project (optional)
• Click OK

DotNetFiddle

• Navigate to https://dotnetfiddle.net/
• Change the Language dropdown to VB.NET
• Rename the project (optional)

IdeOne

• Navigate to https://ideone.com/
• Change the Language dropdown to VB.NET