Visual Basic 6 revived in the browser with WebGPU and an OpenAI-like GenUI React DSL
intellectronica · x · 2026-10-12
- Jared Palmer demoed Visual Basic 6 running fully in the browser, built on an OpenAI-like Intelligent/GenUI React DSL with WebGPU rendering (tip via @wieslawsoltes).
- Electronica reshared it with nostalgia: VB 2.0 was the peak, and software only got more complicated since — until AI agents recently started changing that.
- A blend of retro-computing nostalgia and a showcase of modern GenUI tooling.
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