Microsoft MVPs say they want old VB back
eWeek | at | by Mike
Microsoft is facing a revolt from some of its favored developers over the company's support for what the developers are calling classic Visual Basic, also known as VB6.
More than 100 Microsoft MVPs have signed an online petition calling for the company to continue to support VB6.
At issue is that as of the end of March, Microsoft has said it will discontinue mainstream support for VB6; developers who have programs written in the language platform are up in arms.
When Microsoft moved to Visual Basic .Net in 2001 and stopped development of VB6, it offered developers a migration path to the new platform.