Microsoft's latest version of Visual Basic, often called VB.NET, can help you create professional looking desktop applications and websites quickly. That's possible because the .NET framework upon ...

In addition, Visual Studio 2010 Express products—Visual Basic 2010 Express, Visual C++ 2010 Express, ... Microsoft's own Office 15, for example, will be a desktop application.

Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows Desktop is due for release this fall, Somasegar said. “Adhering to the core principles we’ve set for our Express products, Visual Studio Express 2012 for ...