Comment by zdimension

Microsoft started as a programming language company (MS-BASIC) and they never stopped delivering serious quality software there. VB (classic), for all its flaws, was an amazing RAD dev product. .NET, especially since the move to open-source, is a great platform to work with. C# and TS are very well-designed languages.

Though they still haven't managed to produce a UI toolkit that is both reliable, fast, and easy to use.