Visual Basic Help

[Anku31]

I am new to the programming world & this is my first year in Computer Science & Engg.
I have just learnt the basics of C programming (basics of functions,arrays,pointers).
I thought i must take up a simple language myself too (I mean to learn myself) as I am learning C from my college as well as from an institute.

I don't know much but i think Visual Basic is a simple language which we can learn ourselves too (hopefully i am not wrong).I was reading about VB & got to know that VB6 was the last version & it got replaced by VB.NET.

So,i want to ask some experts that where should i start from?? Should i first learn VB6 & then go to VB.NET or directly start from VB.NET??

And also,please guide me with the compilers,text-books,etc.

Thank You.

Anku31 Reviewed by Anku31 on 1st Dec 2011. Visual Basic Help I am new to the programming world & this is my first year in Computer Science & Engg. I have just learnt the basics of C programming (basics of functions,arrays,pointers). I thought i must take up a simple language myself too (I mean to learn myself) as I am learning C from my college as well as from an institute. I don't know much but i think Visual Basic is a simple language which we can learn ourselves too (hopefully i am not wrong).I was reading about VB & got to know that VB6 was Rating: 5

[Loget]

Stay away from VB6, go straight to VB.NET.

Why are you trying to learn two different languages at the same time? If you're learning C at college.. stick with that (learn more at home?). There is no point learning a language like VB.NET just because of its simplicity.

[Bharat]

Well buddy let it be go one by one , else you will start getting confuse in both site , or you will not get getting concepts of either languages properly , just stick to your college , i guess if they are having c language atm then you will be getting C++ and others as well soon , so stick to the language which is going on your institute and college .

Well , i guess you are doing BCA ? or some BE in computers ? if yes then let it go . College got alots of languages more to go then .

[Anku31]

thanks mate...ok will stick with C for now & learn it properly...yeah,m doing B.E. in Computer Science...

[soft2050]

Should i first learn VB6 & then go to VB.NET or directly start from VB.NET??

Start with c#. The end result is almost same in VB.Net and C#. Difference is of syntax only. But c# syntax is similar to many other languages which will help you later too

[anantgupta]

There is no harm in learning other languages but first you should be very strong in one language, like how things work, about arrays , pointers , data structure. To start with c is a very good and extensive language. Improve your knowledge on C and then you can start learning VB.NET

[hulkman]

They never teach me any languages in my college , they just ask me to write the program and get the output. Most of the colleges in india are like this.

[hammer]

They never teach me any languages in my college , they just ask me to write the program and get the output. Most of the colleges in india are like this.

Well said