Why is Visual Basic 6 so POPULAR?

Question

I mean, I want to make a trainer, but there are only tutorials on how to do it in Visual Basic 6!

Answer 1

You may find the answer here

http://visualbasic.freetutes.com

Answer 2

It's easy to use.

Answer 3

In VB and .Net you can create an entire graphical user interface by dragging and dropping controls from the toolbox with your mouse. If you double click on the control, it automatically writes the default event handler for you.

It does a bunch of background syntax checking and compilations, it also has built in memory managers so you don't run a-muck with your RAM.

It's a lightweight syntax that is more grammatical in nature.

It is designed for rapidly developing business applications that don't require ultra high performance.

This simplification comes at a cost, VB doesn't let you get anywhere near the hardware devices (like soundcard buffers).

Thankfully VB 6 died in 2002 because of VB .Net 1.0

In Visual C++ you have to manually call various graphical APIs and libraries, to hook into or grab pointer handles and such. This gives you 100% control, but is more difficult to understand and it is more time consuming to write.

C++ is unmanaged and the IDE, more or less, leaves you completely alone until you compile. It is also possible to write inline assembly to control the CPU directly. This extra speed advantage is great for games where max FPS is always the end goal.

Answer 4

The reason is that it is very graphical programming language.  While it does take some knowledge, you can create a new project, and run the entire project by hitting F5.  

With most other programming languages you would have to code the entire Graphical interface, while with Visual Basic 6, you do not need to do that. it is automatically generated for you.

Answer 5

Because VB 6.0 is a semi OOPS Language. In detail,

                                  Forms are created using drag and drop techniques. A tool is used to place controls (e.g., text boxes, buttons, etc.) on the form (window). Controls have attributes and event handlers associated with them. Default values are provided when the control is created, but may be changed by the programmer. Many attribute values can be modified during run time based on user actions or changes in the environment, providing a dynamic application. For example, code can be inserted into the form resize event handler to reposition a control so that it remains centered on the form, expands to fill up the form, etc. By inserting code into the event handler for a keypress in a text box, the program can automatically translate the case of the text being entered, or even prevent certain characters from being inserted.

Answer 6

Most people lack the intelligence to learn an actual programming language.