What's Coming in VB.Net

It's a confusing time for programmers.

We've all heard the hype surrounding the next version of Visual Basic; it'll revolutionise our lives, it'll unify the environment in which Windows programmers work, it'll streamline your applications with the .Net strategy.

But actually getting someone to explain in practical terms what this means to the end developer is a completely different matter.

Thankfully, Microsoft has recently released the Beta 1 version of the new VB.Net development system so we're no longer restricted to the selective pie-in the-sky information handed out by the press office.

It's now time for an update, a realistic look at what you can expect to see change as we enter a new phase in Visual Basic programming.

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This article was originally published on November 20, 2002