The Hidden History of Visual Basic

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The Visual Basic story starts earlier than 1991.
In the late 80s, Alan Cooper was building a Windows “shell construction set”, a tool that would let different users shape Windows around their needs instead of forcing one interface onto everyone. The spark, according to Cooper, clicked during a sales call tied to Bank of America: Windows had to serve highly technical admins, semi-technical analysts, and people unfamiliar with computers—like tellers. The conclusion was simple: don’t build one shell, build a tool that lets each group build their shell.

00:00 — The 2:07 AM Fix
01:30 — Before VB
03:05 — Ruby → Thunder
05:09 — Sponsor (Convex)
06:09 — VB6 Peak
08:10 — .NET & Afterlife