Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Visual BASIC
     
         (VB) A popular {event-driven} {visual programming}
        system from {Microsoft Corporation} for {Microsoft Windows}.
        VB is good for developing Windows interfaces, it invokes
        fragments of {BASIC} code when the user performs certain
        operations on graphical objects on-screen.  It is widely used
        for in-house {application program} development and for
        prototyping.  It can also be used to create {ActiveX} and
        {COM} components.
     
        Version 1 was released in 1991 [by Microsoft?].
     
        Current version: 6, as of 1999-11-26.
     
        {Home (http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/)}.
        {History (http://www.iessoft.com/scripts/vbhistry.asp)}.
        {Strollo Software (http://www.op.net/~jstrollo/vblinks.html)}.
        {Books
        (http://www.wrox.com/Consumer/Default.asp?Category=Visual+Basic)}.
     
        (1999-11-26)