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description: "Learn more about: Get started with Visual Basic"
title: "Get started with Visual Basic"
ms.date: 09/10/2018
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  - "get started, Visual Basic"
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ms.topic: whats-new
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# Get started with Visual Basic

This section of the documentation helps you get started with Visual Basic application development.

## Get started with Visual Basic and .NET Core

[Build a Hello World application with .NET](../../core/tutorials/create-console-app.md)

[Build a class library with .NET](../../core/tutorials/create-class-library.md)

## Additional information

- [What's new for Visual Basic](../whats-new/index.md) - Lists new features in each of the versions of Visual Basic .NET.

- [Additional Resources for Visual Basic Programmers](additional-resources.md) - Provides a list of Web sites and newsgroups that can help you find answers to common problems.

## See also

- [Get Visual Basic](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/?utm_medium=microsoft&utm_source=learn.microsoft.com&utm_campaign=inline+link&utm_content=download+vs2019) - Provides download links for Visual Studio versions that come with Visual Basic support, including free versions.

- [Object-Oriented Programming](../programming-guide/concepts/object-oriented-programming.md) - Provides links to pages that introduce object-oriented programming and describe how to create your own objects and how to use objects to simplify your coding.

- [Samples](https://github.com/dotnet/docs/tree/main/samples/snippets/visualbasic) - Provides links to sample code in Visual Basic.

- [Walkthroughs](../walkthroughs.md) - Provides a list of Help pages that demonstrate aspects of the Visual Basic language.

- [Feedback options for Visual Studio](/visualstudio/ide/feedback-options) - Covers how to receive support and give feedback.

- [Visual Studio](/visualstudio/) - Provides links into the Visual Studio documentation.

- [C#](../../csharp/index.yml) - Provides links into the documentation on application development with C#.

- [Visual C++](/cpp/) - Provides links into the Visual C++ documentation.

- [Office and SharePoint Development](/visualstudio/vsto/office-and-sharepoint-development-in-visual-studio) - Provides information about using Microsoft Office and Visual Studio as part of a business application.