Ask HN: Why did Visual Basic die?
This is fascinating to me. I am a software developer of many years and a novelist in more recent years. (See <a href="https://ronanodriscoll.com/work" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://ronanodriscoll.com/work</a>)<p>My latest book is a novel about the life of a software developer starting with BASIC on the Commodore 64 in the Eighties up to today. One of the main ideas is how (unlike previous professions), a programmer who only writes Basic can hardly last one generation. The novel is tentatively titled "BASIC Instinct: A Coding Novel". The book is to be published by Moose House press next year and I am looking to generate interest among the developer community.<p>I hope people who comment on this thread find this interesting. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you do, or have ideas of other online communities to share with. Thank you.