Task: Sum to 100
Go: package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"sort"
)

const pow3_8 = 3 * 3 * 3 * 3 * 3 * 3 * 3 * 3 
const pow3_9 = 3 * pow3_8                    
const maxExprs = 2 * pow3_8                  

type op uint8

const (
	Add  op = iota 
	Sub            
	Join           
)




type code uint16


func (c code) evaluate() (sum int) {
	num, pow := 0, 1
	for k := 9; k >= 1; k-- {
		num += pow * k
		switch op(c % 3) {
		case Add:
			sum += num
			num, pow = 0, 1
		case Sub:
			sum -= num
			num, pow = 0, 1
		case Join:
			pow *= 10
		}
		c /= 3
	}
	return sum
}

func (c code) String() string {
	buf := make([]byte, 0, 18)
	a, b := code(pow3_9), code(pow3_8)
	for k := 1; k <= 9; k++ {
		switch op((c % a) / b) {
		case Add:
			if k > 1 {
				buf = append(buf, '+')
			}
		case Sub:
			buf = append(buf, '-')
		}
		buf = append(buf, '0'+byte(k))
		a, b = b, b/3
	}
	return string(buf)
}

type sumCode struct {
	sum  int
	code code
}
type sumCodes []sumCode

type sumCount struct {
	sum   int
	count int
}
type sumCounts []sumCount


func (p sumCodes) Len() int            { return len(p) }
func (p sumCodes) Swap(i, j int)       { p[i], p[j] = p[j], p[i] }
func (p sumCodes) Less(i, j int) bool  { return p[i].sum < p[j].sum }
func (p sumCounts) Len() int           { return len(p) }
func (p sumCounts) Swap(i, j int)      { p[i], p[j] = p[j], p[i] }
func (p sumCounts) Less(i, j int) bool { return p[i].count > p[j].count }


func (sc sumCode) String() string {
	return fmt.Sprintf("% 10d = %v", sc.sum, sc.code)
}
func (sc sumCount) String() string {
	return fmt.Sprintf("% 10d has %d solutions", sc.sum, sc.count)
}

func main() {
	
	expressions := make(sumCodes, 0, maxExprs/2)
	counts := make(sumCounts, 0, 1715)
	for c := code(0); c < maxExprs; c++ {
		
		
		
		sum := c.evaluate()
		if sum >= 0 {
			expressions = append(expressions, sumCode{sum, c})
		}
	}
	sort.Sort(expressions)

	
	sc := sumCount{expressions[0].sum, 1}
	for _, e := range expressions[1:] {
		if e.sum == sc.sum {
			sc.count++
		} else {
			counts = append(counts, sc)
			sc = sumCount{e.sum, 1}
		}
	}
	counts = append(counts, sc)
	sort.Sort(counts)

	

	fmt.Println("All solutions that sum to 100:")
	i := sort.Search(len(expressions), func(i int) bool {
		return expressions[i].sum >= 100
	})
	for _, e := range expressions[i:] {
		if e.sum != 100 {
			break
		}
		fmt.Println(e)
	}

	fmt.Println("\nThe positive sum with maximum number of solutions:")
	fmt.Println(counts[0])

	fmt.Println("\nThe lowest positive number that can't be expressed:")
	s := 1
	for _, e := range expressions {
		if e.sum == s {
			s++
		} else if e.sum > s {
			fmt.Printf("% 10d\n", s)
			break
		}
	}

	fmt.Println("\nThe ten highest numbers that can be expressed:")
	for _, e := range expressions[len(expressions)-10:] {
		fmt.Println(e)
	}
}

VB: 
Function plusOne(iAry() As Integer, spot As Integer) As Integer
    Dim spotLim As Integer = If(spot = 0, 1, 2) 
    If iAry(spot) = spotLim Then 
        If spot = 0 Then Return -1 
        iAry(spot) = 0 
        Return plusOne(iAry, spot - 1) 
    Else
        iAry(spot) += 1 
    End If
    Return spot
End Function


Function generate(iAry() As Integer, terms As String) As String
    Dim operations As String() = {"", "-", "+"} 
    generate = ""
    For i As Integer = 0 To iAry.Count - 1
        generate &= operations(iAry(i)) & Mid(terms, i + 1, 1).ToString()
    Next
End Function


Function eval(sequence As String) As Integer
    eval = 0
    Dim term As Integer = 0, operation As Integer = 1
    For Each ch As Char In sequence
        Select Case ch
            Case "-", "+" 
                eval += If(operation = 0, -term, term) : term = 0 
                operation = If(ch = "-", 0, 1) 
            Case Else 
                term = term * 10 + Val(ch)
        End Select
    Next
    eval += If(operation = 0, -term, term) 
End Function


Sub reSort(ByRef first As List(Of Integer), ByRef second As List(Of Integer))
    Dim lou As New List(Of ULong) 
    For i As Integer = 0 To first.Count - 1
        lou.Add((CULng(first(i)) << 32) + second(i)) 
    Next
    lou.Sort()
    For k As Integer = 0 To first.Count - 1
        first(k) = lou(k) >> 32 
        second(k) = lou(k) And &H7FFFFFFF 
    Next
End Sub



Function firstMiss(loi As List(Of Integer))
    Dim low As Integer = 0, high As Integer = loi.Count - 1, middle = (low + high) \ 2
    Do
        If loi(middle) = middle Then low = middle + 1 Else high = middle - 1
        middle = (low + high) \ 2
    Loop Until high <= low
    Return middle + If(loi(middle) = middle, 1, 0)
End Function



Sub Solve100(Optional terms As String = "123456789",
             Optional targSum As Integer = 100,
             Optional highNums As Integer = 10)
    Dim lastDig As Integer = Len(terms) - 1 
    Dim iAry() As Integer = New Integer(lastDig) {} 
    Dim seq As String 
    Dim sVal As Integer 
    Dim sCnt As Integer = 1 
    Dim res As New List(Of Integer) 
    Dim tally As New List(Of Integer) 
    Console.WriteLine("List of solutions that evaluate to 100:")
    Do 
        seq = generate(iAry, terms) 
        sVal = eval(seq) 
        If sVal >= 0 Then 
            If res.Contains(sVal) Then tally(res.IndexOf(sVal)) += 1 _
                                  Else res.Add(sVal) : tally.Add(1)
            If sVal = targSum Then _
                Console.WriteLine(" {0,2} {1}", sCnt, seq) : sCnt += 1
        End If
    Loop Until plusOne(iAry, lastDig) < 0
    reSort(tally, res) 
    Console.WriteLine("The sum that has the the most solutions is {0}, (at {1}).",
                      res.Last, tally.Last)
    reSort(res, tally) 
    Console.WriteLine("The lowest positive sum that can
                      firstMiss(res))
    Console.WriteLine("The ten highest numbers that can be expressed are:")
    res.Reverse() 
    sCnt = 0 
    For Each item As Integer In res.Take(highNums)
        Console.Write("{0, -11}", item)
        sCnt = (sCnt + 1) Mod 5 : If sCnt = 0 Then Console.WriteLine()
    Next
End Sub

Sub Main()
    Solve100() 
End Sub