Visual Basic: Can the Community Save the Language from Oblivion?

There is an ongoing discussion in the Visual Basic community: developers criticizing Microsoft for the lack of updates and weak support for VB in the face of the increasingly evolving C#. In particular, they require the implementation of key features such as Init Properties and Records to keep the language relevant. The developers propose to involve the community in solving this problem and avoid turning VB into a copy of C#. Will enthusiasts be able to breathe new life into Visual Basic?
September 22, 2024
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