What is the difference between visual c++ and visual basic???

both are programming languages but i cant find a vc++ section in many programming forums but i can see one visual basic section.....are they same??

What is the difference between visual c++ and visual basic???
Visual C++ is not a programming language. The language you're thinking of is C++.





Microsoft Visual C++ is an IDE (basically a compiler and a fancy text editor) for C++. It is a commercial product for working with the C++ language, not a language of its own.
Reply:Visual C++ is a program, not a language. Whereas visual basic is both a language and a program.





Visual C++ uses a language called C++ and Visual Basic is a derived from BASIC. C++ is more powerful than Visual Basic but VB is what most beginners start with.
Reply:The reason likely stems from the fact that both Visual C++ is a product of Microsoft, designed to aid in the development of C++ software, not a language





Visual Basic, on the other hand, is often used interchangeably to describe both the tools used to develop software and the language itself. Thus, the reason that you sometimes see a language forum named similarly.





Both Visual C++ and Visual Basic are part of the Visual Studio product line. I would recommend that if you want to learn more, you visit the Microsoft Visual Studio Express site (http://www.microsoft.com/express/). With a free passport account, you can download both at no cost and find out what their about.





Good Luck
Reply:They are two different programming languages, Visual word comes from the IDE which is provided by microsoft. They absolutely not the same.





Visual C++ provides MFC %26amp; Win32 API to be programmed in C++, which makes many things relatively easy for programmers, it's probably most powerful programming tool for windows.





Visual Basic is whats evolved from language called BASIC, It is designed to be GUI oriented and to be programmed by beginners to rapidly develop usable applications.





Because of it's ease, Visual Basic was %26amp; still is, very popular amongst windows developers, thats the reason of it's presence all over th forums.

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