Task: Imaginary base numbers
Java: public class ImaginaryBaseNumber {
    private static class Complex {
        private Double real, imag;

        public Complex(double r, double i) {
            this.real = r;
            this.imag = i;
        }

        public Complex(int r, int i) {
            this.real = (double) r;
            this.imag = (double) i;
        }

        public Complex add(Complex rhs) {
            return new Complex(
                real + rhs.real,
                imag + rhs.imag
            );
        }

        public Complex times(Complex rhs) {
            return new Complex(
                real * rhs.real - imag * rhs.imag,
                real * rhs.imag + imag * rhs.real
            );
        }

        public Complex times(double rhs) {
            return new Complex(
                real * rhs,
                imag * rhs
            );
        }

        public Complex inv() {
            double denom = real * real + imag * imag;
            return new Complex(
                real / denom,
                -imag / denom
            );
        }

        public Complex unaryMinus() {
            return new Complex(-real, -imag);
        }

        public Complex divide(Complex rhs) {
            return this.times(rhs.inv());
        }

        
        public QuaterImaginary toQuaterImaginary() {
            if (real == 0.0 && imag == 0.0) return new QuaterImaginary("0");
            int re = real.intValue();
            int im = imag.intValue();
            int fi = -1;
            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
            while (re != 0) {
                int rem = re % -4;
                re /= -4;
                if (rem < 0) {
                    rem += 4;
                    re++;
                }
                sb.append(rem);
                sb.append(0);
            }
            if (im != 0) {
                Double f = new Complex(0.0, imag).divide(new Complex(0.0, 2.0)).real;
                im = ((Double) Math.ceil(f)).intValue();
                f = -4.0 * (f - im);
                int index = 1;
                while (im != 0) {
                    int rem = im % -4;
                    im /= -4;
                    if (rem < 0) {
                        rem += 4;
                        im++;
                    }
                    if (index < sb.length()) {
                        sb.setCharAt(index, (char) (rem + 48));
                    } else {
                        sb.append(0);
                        sb.append(rem);
                    }
                    index += 2;
                }
                fi = f.intValue();
            }
            sb.reverse();
            if (fi != -1) sb.append(".").append(fi);
            while (sb.charAt(0) == '0') sb.deleteCharAt(0);
            if (sb.charAt(0) == '.') sb.insert(0, '0');
            return new QuaterImaginary(sb.toString());
        }

        @Override
        public String toString() {
            double real2 = real == -0.0 ? 0.0 : real;  
            double imag2 = imag == -0.0 ? 0.0 : imag;  
            String result = imag2 >= 0.0 ? String.format("%.0f + %.0fi", real2, imag2) : String.format("%.0f - %.0fi", real2, -imag2);
            result = result.replace(".0 ", " ").replace(".0i", "i").replace(" + 0i", "");
            if (result.startsWith("0 + ")) result = result.substring(4);
            if (result.startsWith("0 - ")) result = result.substring(4);
            return result;
        }
    }

    private static class QuaterImaginary {
        private static final Complex TWOI = new Complex(0.0, 2.0);
        private static final Complex INVTWOI = TWOI.inv();

        private String b2i;

        public QuaterImaginary(String b2i) {
            if (b2i.equals("") || !b2i.chars().allMatch(c -> "0123.".indexOf(c) > -1) || b2i.chars().filter(c -> c == '.').count() > 1) {
                throw new RuntimeException("Invalid Base 2i number");
            }
            this.b2i = b2i;
        }

        public Complex toComplex() {
            int pointPos = b2i.indexOf(".");
            int posLen = pointPos != -1 ? pointPos : b2i.length();
            Complex sum = new Complex(0, 0);
            Complex prod = new Complex(1, 0);

            for (int j = 0; j < posLen; ++j) {
                double k = b2i.charAt(posLen - 1 - j) - '0';
                if (k > 0.0) sum = sum.add(prod.times(k));
                prod = prod.times(TWOI);
            }
            if (pointPos != -1) {
                prod = INVTWOI;
                for (int j = posLen + 1; j < b2i.length(); ++j) {
                    double k = b2i.charAt(j) - '0';
                    if (k > 0.0) sum = sum.add(prod.times(k));
                    prod = prod.times(INVTWOI);
                }
            }

            return sum;
        }

        @Override
        public String toString() {
            return b2i;
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String fmt = "%4s -> %8s -> %4s";
        for (int i = 1; i <= 16; ++i) {
            Complex c1 = new Complex(i, 0);
            QuaterImaginary qi = c1.toQuaterImaginary();
            Complex c2 = qi.toComplex();
            System.out.printf(fmt + "     ", c1, qi, c2);
            c1 = c2.unaryMinus();
            qi = c1.toQuaterImaginary();
            c2 = qi.toComplex();
            System.out.printf(fmt, c1, qi, c2);
            System.out.println();
        }
        System.out.println();
        for (int i = 1; i <= 16; ++i) {
            Complex c1 = new Complex(0, i);
            QuaterImaginary qi = c1.toQuaterImaginary();
            Complex c2 = qi.toComplex();
            System.out.printf(fmt + "     ", c1, qi, c2);
            c1 = c2.unaryMinus();
            qi = c1.toQuaterImaginary();
            c2 = qi.toComplex();
            System.out.printf(fmt, c1, qi, c2);
            System.out.println();
        }
    }
}

VB: Imports System.Text

Module Module1

    Class Complex : Implements IFormattable
        Private ReadOnly real As Double
        Private ReadOnly imag As Double

        Public Sub New(r As Double, i As Double)
            real = r
            imag = i
        End Sub

        Public Sub New(r As Integer, i As Integer)
            real = r
            imag = i
        End Sub

        Public Function Inv() As Complex
            Dim denom = real * real + imag * imag
            Return New Complex(real / denom, -imag / denom)
        End Function

        Public Shared Operator -(self As Complex) As Complex
            Return New Complex(-self.real, -self.imag)
        End Operator

        Public Shared Operator +(lhs As Complex, rhs As Complex) As Complex
            Return New Complex(lhs.real + rhs.real, lhs.imag + rhs.imag)
        End Operator

        Public Shared Operator -(lhs As Complex, rhs As Complex) As Complex
            Return New Complex(lhs.real - rhs.real, lhs.imag - rhs.imag)
        End Operator

        Public Shared Operator *(lhs As Complex, rhs As Complex) As Complex
            Return New Complex(lhs.real * rhs.real - lhs.imag * rhs.imag, lhs.real * rhs.imag + lhs.imag * rhs.real)
        End Operator

        Public Shared Operator /(lhs As Complex, rhs As Complex) As Complex
            Return lhs * rhs.Inv
        End Operator

        Public Shared Operator *(lhs As Complex, rhs As Double) As Complex
            Return New Complex(lhs.real * rhs, lhs.imag * rhs)
        End Operator

        Public Function ToQuaterImaginary() As QuaterImaginary
            If real = 0.0 AndAlso imag = 0.0 Then
                Return New QuaterImaginary("0")
            End If
            Dim re = CType(real, Integer)
            Dim im = CType(imag, Integer)
            Dim fi = -1
            Dim sb As New StringBuilder
            While re <> 0
                Dim rm = re Mod -4
                re \= -4
                If rm < 0 Then
                    rm += 4
                    re += 1
                End If
                sb.Append(rm)
                sb.Append(0)
            End While
            If im <> 0 Then
                Dim f = (New Complex(0.0, imag) / New Complex(0.0, 2.0)).real
                im = Math.Ceiling(f)
                f = -4.0 * (f - im)
                Dim index = 1
                While im <> 0
                    Dim rm = im Mod -4
                    im \= -4
                    If rm < 0 Then
                        rm += 4
                        im += 1
                    End If
                    If index < sb.Length Then
                        sb(index) = Chr(rm + 48)
                    Else
                        sb.Append(0)
                        sb.Append(rm)
                    End If
                    index += 2
                End While
                fi = f
            End If
            Dim reverse As New String(sb.ToString().Reverse().ToArray())
            sb.Length = 0
            sb.Append(reverse)
            If fi <> -1 Then
                sb.AppendFormat(".{0}", fi)
            End If
            Dim s = sb.ToString().TrimStart("0")
            If s(0) = "." Then
                s = "0" + s
            End If
            Return New QuaterImaginary(s)
        End Function

        Public Overloads Function ToString() As String
            Dim r2 = If(real = -0.0, 0.0, real) 
            Dim i2 = If(imag = -0.0, 0.0, imag) 
            If i2 = 0.0 Then
                Return String.Format("{0}", r2)
            End If
            If r2 = 0.0 Then
                Return String.Format("{0}i", i2)
            End If
            If i2 > 0.0 Then
                Return String.Format("{0} + {1}i", r2, i2)
            End If
            Return String.Format("{0} - {1}i", r2, -i2)
        End Function

        Public Overloads Function ToString(format As String, formatProvider As IFormatProvider) As String Implements IFormattable.ToString
            Return ToString()
        End Function
    End Class

    Class QuaterImaginary
        Private Shared ReadOnly twoI = New Complex(0.0, 2.0)
        Private Shared ReadOnly invTwoI = twoI.Inv()

        Private ReadOnly b2i As String

        Public Sub New(b2i As String)
            If b2i = "" OrElse Not b2i.All(Function(c) "0123.".IndexOf(c) > -1) OrElse b2i.Count(Function(c) c = ".") > 1 Then
                Throw New Exception("Invalid Base 2i number")
            End If
            Me.b2i = b2i
        End Sub

        Public Function ToComplex() As Complex
            Dim pointPos = b2i.IndexOf(".")
            Dim posLen = If(pointPos <> -1, pointPos, b2i.Length)
            Dim sum = New Complex(0.0, 0.0)
            Dim prod = New Complex(1.0, 0.0)
            For j = 0 To posLen - 1
                Dim k = Asc(b2i(posLen - 1 - j)) - Asc("0")
                If k > 0.0 Then
                    sum += prod * k
                End If
                prod *= twoI
            Next
            If pointPos <> -1 Then
                prod = invTwoI
                For j = posLen + 1 To b2i.Length - 1
                    Dim k = Asc(b2i(j)) - Asc("0")
                    If k > 0.0 Then
                        sum += prod * k
                    End If
                    prod *= invTwoI
                Next
            End If
            Return sum
        End Function

        Public Overrides Function ToString() As String
            Return b2i
        End Function
    End Class

    Sub Main()
        For i = 1 To 16
            Dim c1 As New Complex(i, 0)
            Dim qi = c1.ToQuaterImaginary()
            Dim c2 = qi.ToComplex()
            Console.Write("{0,4} -> {1,8} -> {2,4}     ", c1, qi, c2)
            c1 = -c1
            qi = c1.ToQuaterImaginary()
            c2 = qi.ToComplex()
            Console.WriteLine("{0,4} -> {1,8} -> {2,4}", c1, qi, c2)
        Next
        Console.WriteLine()
        For i = 1 To 16
            Dim c1 As New Complex(0, i)
            Dim qi = c1.ToQuaterImaginary()
            Dim c2 = qi.ToComplex()
            Console.Write("{0,4} -> {1,8} -> {2,4}     ", c1, qi, c2)
            c1 = -c1
            qi = c1.ToQuaterImaginary()
            c2 = qi.ToComplex()
            Console.WriteLine("{0,4} -> {1,8} -> {2,4}", c1, qi, c2)
        Next
    End Sub

End Module