VB.net still exists and to the developer, still works much like VB6 and earlier. If you are comfortable with C#, you can do the same there, too. To use either

VB.net still exists and to the developer, still works much like VB6 and earlier. If you are comfortable with C#, you can do the same there, too. To use either, when you create a new project, you'll want to choose the Windows Form option, which will drop you into a more-familiar rapid application development (RAD), which works as you describe. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/ide/create-a-visual-basic-winform-in-visual-studio?view=vs-2022 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/ide/create-a-v... Visual Studio Community is free for personal use: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/community/ https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/community/