Visual Basic was started in 1991.

Visual Basic 2005 is actually a version of VB.NET (v8.0). The latest version (9.0) is Visual Basic 2008.

The object concept is visual basic net is a part from a book. There are four key concepts of object-oriented development.

James D. Foxall has written:

'El libro de visual C# 2005/ Teach Yourself Microsoft Visual C# 2005 in 24 hours'

'Practical standards for Microsoft Visual Basic . NET' -- subject(s): BASIC (Computer program language), Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Visual BASIC

'Sams teach yourself Visual BASIC 2008 in 24 hours' -- subject(s): BASIC (Computer program language), Microsoft Visual BASIC

'Destination .NET' -- subject(s): Microsoft Visual BASIC, Microsoft .NET, Visual Basic (Computer program language)

'Sams teach yourself Microsoft Visual C# .NET 2003 in 24 hours' -- subject(s): C# (Computer program language), Computer Technology, Microsoft Visual C# .NET, Nonfiction, OverDrive, Technology, Visual programming languages (Computer science)

visual basic has it's own compiler that Microsoft developed for it I think it was called vbcomp