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What was the reason behind Microsoft's decision to use Visual Basic instead of Java or C/C++/C# for building Visual Studio IDEs and other software?

 
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Chris DuBois
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Microsoft made strategic choices in programming languages when building Visual Studio and other software products. Why did they use Visual Basic in earlier versions rather than Java, C, or C#, and how did that decision impact modern development?

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