VB6 Nostalgia

Users express fondness for Visual Basic 6 (VB6), highlighting its ease of use for rapid desktop app development, compare a featured tool to it, and seek modern clones or alternatives like VB.NET or twinBASIC.

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Dwedit • Nov 15, 2023 • View on HN

Because it's basically VB6

Flow • Jul 1, 2014 • View on HN

I bet you loved Visual Basic 6 :-)

Razengan • Oct 30, 2022 • View on HN

I miss VB6. What's the closest modern thing to it? (VB.Net doesn't count, at least for me)

emmanueloga_ • Oct 23, 2020 • View on HN

looks more of a modern day visual basic no? (no snark, VB was cool!)

kome • Mar 17, 2023 • View on HN

What are some contemporary clones of VB6, still maintained and useful?

sharemywin • Dec 10, 2021 • View on HN

I miss VB. it was really easy to use. There are tools out there but you have to pay every month for them.

hjAETGHs • Dec 30, 2014 • View on HN

seems like everyone forgot about vba and vb6 already....

dang • Sep 11, 2023 • View on HN

Related. Others?Something Pretty Right: The History and Legacy of Visual Basic - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35192913 - March 2023 (259 comments)RAD Basic – Compatible with Visual Basic 6 projects - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31282195 - May 2022 (208 comments)Ask HN: Modern,

DaiPlusPlus • Oct 8, 2024 • View on HN

What could be more mainstream than VB6?

jimmaswell • Aug 1, 2014 • View on HN

I get the feeling you're trying to say something about VB6