If you still use Visual Basic 6 or remember it fondly, you should consider Real Studio. It has the philosophy of "simple things should be simple, complex things should be possible". We continually get VB6 developers that decide to move to Real Studio rather than switch to the current complex Microsoft ecosystem.
Real Studio is as accessible as VB6, but is as object-oriented as VB.NET. Plus it creates cross-platform applications.
Check it out: http://www.realsoftware.com/
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If you still use Visual Basic 6 or remember it fondly, you should consider Real Studio. It has the philosophy of "simple things should be simple, complex things should be possible". We continually get VB6 developers that decide to move to Real Studio rather than switch to the current complex Microsoft ecosystem. Real Studio is as accessible as VB6, but is as object-oriented as VB.NET. Plus it creates cross-platform applications. Check it out: http://www.realsoftware.com/