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Updated Samples for WP7 Developers

August 26, 2011 Aug 26, 2011 08/26/11
Anthony D. Green [MSFT]
For those VB developers who are developing (or keen to start developing) for WIndows Phone 7.  The samples have been updated and as you'll notice virtually all of them are in both C# and VB.http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff431744(VS.92).aspx   ...

Happy 20th Birthday Visual Basic!

May 20, 2011 May 20, 2011 05/20/11
Anthony D. Green [MSFT]
Twenty years ago, May 20th, 1991 at Windows World, in Atlanta, Microsoft founder Bill Gates demoed Visual Basic 1.0. Twenty years later, the 10th version of this latest in an unbroken line of Microsoft BASIC languages stretching back to Microsoft’s founding is still going strong. When you look back over the history of a tool that’s...

I'm A VB: Lluis Franco

October 17, 2009 Oct 17, 2009 10/17/09
VBTeam
(image)   Website: http://geeks.ms/blogs/lfranco  ·        How long have you been using VB?Visual Basic? Since VB 3.0, but I have been using other Basic in the 80's ;-) ·        What industry do you work in?Currently I work in a ...

I'm A VB: Jorge Serrano, Visual Basic MVP

October 17, 2009 Oct 17, 2009 10/17/09
VBTeam
(image)   Website: http://geeks.ms/blogs/jorge/  ·        How long have you been using VB?In the University had the opportunity of use VB 1 (one floppy disk of 3 1/2 1.44 Mb). It was a little bit odd in a first moment, but a few time later I used VB 3 (7 or 8 floppy disks, I don't ...

I'm A VB: Earl Vella

October 17, 2009 Oct 17, 2009 10/17/09
VBTeam
 ·        How long have you been using VB?9 years, hah saying it makes it look like it was yesterday.  started with Basic on my father's massive ... well you cant really call something that big a 'PC'. was introduced to Visual basic 6 by a friend and was addicted to it. Just as a modern ...

I'm A VB: Bob Swan

October 17, 2009 Oct 17, 2009 10/17/09
VBTeam
 ·        How long have you been using VB?12 years  ·        How big is your development team?4 ·        Please tell us about an app that you’re working on at the moment.App used...

I'm A VB: Naveed Iqbal

October 17, 2009 Oct 17, 2009 10/17/09
VBTeam
 ·        How long have you been using VB?Since 1998 (VB6), its the first language I learnt. I took a free 'learn VB in 24 hours' course online during my free time in highschool ·        What industry do you work in?I'm a software engineer/...

I'm A VB: Abbass El-Outa

October 17, 2009 Oct 17, 2009 10/17/09
VBTeam
(image)   Website: http://www.abbass.tk  ·        How long have you been using VB?I have been using VB for 7 years. I started with Visual Basic 6, and 3 years later I learnt VB.net. ·        What industry do you work in?-...

I'm A VB: Anders Borg

October 17, 2009 Oct 17, 2009 10/17/09
VBTeam
(image) Website: http://www.abiro.com  ·        How long have you been using VB?Since 1998 I think (starting with VB6). ·        What industry do you work in?None in particular ·        How...

I'm A VB: Mohamed Jbeli

October 17, 2009 Oct 17, 2009 10/17/09
VBTeam
Website: http://www.tunisia-sat.com  ·        How long have you been using VB?2 years ·        What industry do you work in?electronics ·        How big is your development team?6 devs...