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VB 6 is The KingAlthough VB.NET is gaining ground fast, VB 6 remains the most popular programming environment in the entire history of the world! But even if it wasn't as great as it is, it's still the best place to start learning about programming! One reason is that the original BASIC ("Beginner's All purpose Symbolic Instruction Code") was designed as a language to teach people how to program by Kemeny and Kurtz at Dartmouth College w-a-a-a-y back in 1963. A lot of very talented programmers think that VB 6 is still the best development environment. You can check out their reasons here and here. Or perhaps you're reluctant to pay the new, enhanced prices that Microsoft is asking for .NET software. Whatever your reasons, it's clear that VB 6 is going to be around for a good while longer. You can invest in learning how to be an expert programmer using VB 6 and be confident that you're not wasting your time!Learning VB 6In the 'Essentials' topic Learning Visual Basic, a program that uses one form with two command buttons was introduced.
We're going to go through the complete steps to create this. First ... in rapid fire ... the steps. Then ... a more complete explanation.
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