VB classic was my first programming language since it was so easy to spit out GUI programs that looked like any other program you use. I'm afraid current popul

VB classic was my first programming language since it was so easy to spit out GUI programs that looked like any other program you use. I'm afraid current popular languages like python and javascript do not offer that "instant gratification" and is scaring beginners. With only terminal or webpage output, they might get the feeling that what they're coding is far from what "pros" use to write desktop software that is all around them. Csharp is great, I use it everyday, but is not a real successor. First, it is a massive install which can be an issue with others just starting out. The few things I dislike with Csharp are that executables are dependent on the dot net (or mono) framework and are not native, i.e. far easier to reverse engineer. Lazarus/Delphi might be the next best things to a classic VB experience. There are efforts to make something similar for Freebasic what Lazarus is for Free Pascal. But they are nowhere close, and the next best alternatives are not free. I have no right to complain, and I fully understand, but I could be happier if Gambas had native Windows support.