
Times have changed and technology has changed. In the past, Visual Studio was mainly used to develop apps for a Windows platform.

The Visual Studio 2017 Installer is now a stand-alone app that you can always run again if you want to remove or add features. The big improvement in Visual Studio 2017 is the improved installer. The focus of this article is Visual Basic 15, so I will mention just a few of the important improvements to Visual Studio 2017. Going forward, Microsoft wants to quicken the pace of C# feature releases instead of holding off until a complete feature set in Visual Basic is also ready. Now, C# and Visual Basic are set to diverge. In the past, Microsoft has spent a lot of time giving Visual Basic the same features as C#, and vice versa.

On the contrary, Microsoft plans for Visual Basic to become a more distinguished language. It seems as if Microsoft has no plans of forgetting about Visual Basic completely. With the new release of Visual Studio 2017, let’s look at what’s here today! Visual Basic’s Future: The Elephant in the Room It makes you wonder how the technology landscape will change in the next few years.

I remember a time when Web Applications were the next ‘big thing’! Now, with Visual Studio 2017, it is AI and Bots that are the new ‘next big things’. Visual Studio 2017 has finally been released and, oh, what a joy! With each release of Visual Studio, Microsoft raises the bar and technology that exists at the time gets a boost.
