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Article #3046Re: Visual Basic
From: Peter GOLDE
Date: Mon, 03 Jun 1991 17:32
Date: Mon, 03 Jun 1991 17:32
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In article <1991May30.200525.10375@swbatl.sbc.com> jbudden@swbatl.sbc.com (Jim Buddenhagen 5-5183) writes: >Computerworld (5/27/91) had an article on Microsoft's new Windows Development >language: Visual Basic. This language is (if I understand correctly) an >extension of QuickBASIC and it is now in beta testing. Visual Basic was announced at Comdex/Windows World two weeks ago. It is a shipping product. Both InfoWorld and PC Week have published columns or first-look reviews of the product. Yes, the language is based on the QuickBASIC language with extensions. The product is designed to allow very easy, very fast production of real Windows applications without having to know the Windows API or spend the long learning time necessary to learn it. For the advanced programmer, calling to any DLL routine (including the Win API) is supported so access to any system function and cross-language development is supported. Hope this doesn't sound too much like an advertisement; just trying to clear up some of the confusion. --Peter Golde (petergo%microsoft@uunet.uu.net)
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!microsoft!petergo From: petergo@microsoft.UUCP (Peter GOLDE) Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms.programmer Subject: Re: Visual Basic Message-ID: <72721@microsoft.UUCP> Date: 3 Jun 91 17:32:27 GMT References: <1991May30.200525.10375@swbatl.sbc.com> Reply-To: petergo@microsoft.UUCP (Peter GOLDE) Organization: Microsoft Corp., Redmond WA Lines: 22