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Last discussed Apr 25, 2026

Visual Basic 6.0, a programming language and IDE from Microsoft that made programming more accessible.

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VB6 taught non-coders to program easily. Y Combinator says getting started with it beats setting up React and Webpack.

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"I learned to program on VB6 and that's to me that's a real you know this idea of the tools opening up and making making it possible for people that couldn't code. I couldn't code. I learned to code in VB6."

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Used for: Learning programming as a beginner Praised: Made programming accessible to non-technical people vs: Better than setting up React and Webpack according to the conversation

"I learned to program on VB6 and that's to me that's a real you know this idea of the tools opening up and making making it possible for people that couldn't code. I couldn't code. I learned to code in VB6."

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