Visual Basic on the PC with Windows 3.1

- Visual Basic (VB) was a revolutionary Microsoft tool launched in 1991 that let people build Windows apps by dragging buttons and boxes onto a screen, then writing simple code behind them. Before VB, making Windows programs required complex C/C++ coding. - Windows 3.1 (1992) was the main Microsoft OS before modern Windows. It ran on MS-DOS, had no internet, and was 16-bit — very limited by today's standards. - VB opened Windows programming to hobbyists and business users, not just professional developers. It created a huge wave of shareware, company tools, and quick prototypes, influencing later tools like Delphi and .NET. - The article reflects on actually using early VB on Windows 3.1 — the look, feel, and workflow of programming in that era of floppy disks and dial-up BBSes.