Visual Basic wasn't a great language as a language, but the VB application was awesome for developing GUIs for code you'd written in a better language (it was d

Visual Basic wasn't a great language as a language, but the VB application was awesome for developing GUIs for code you'd written in a better language (it was dirt-simple to call C or C++ functions from VB components). The VB UI builder still hasn't been equaled for straightforward ease-of-use, IMO.