"The Microsoft Visual Basic development system version 6.0 is the most
productive tool for creating high-performance components and applications. Visual Basic
6.0 offers developers the ability to create robust applications that reside on the client
or server, or operate in a distributed n-tier environment. Visual Basic 6.0 is the
Rapid Application Development (RAD) tool available either as a stand-alone product or as a
part of the Visual Studio 6.0 suite of tools." (Microsoft)