
Microsoft officials said they believe the new features in the upcoming version of Visual Basic will go some way to <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1868914,00.asp">appease developers who have been upset</A> since the company moved from Visual Basic 6 to Visual Basic .Net. New features in the upcoming Visual Basic 9.0, such as the LINQ (Language Integrated Query) Project and others, are expected to significantly enhance developer productivity. Microsoft's phase-out of Visual Basic 6 and move to Visual Basic .Net set up an uproar in the ranks of some of Microsoft's most loyal developers.