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Legacy App Modernization & Web‑Hosted Dev Environments
The October 5 Hacker News (Algolia) post about a browser-native Visual Basic (VB6) IDE shows legacy developer tools can run in a web browser. That lowers the pain of moving old desktop apps and points to a subscription market: hosted developer environments and automated upgrade tools for long-running legacy customers.
Projected Score
as a side gig ★☆☆☆☆ (1/5)
no money or audience ★★☆☆☆ (2/5)
with both ★★★★☆ (4/5)
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The news behind it
- Oct 5, 2026 Hacker News (Algolia): A browser-native classic Visual Basic VB6 IDE
