Visual Basic .net

[Jason425]

The stuff came like 4 months after doing some "video conference" thing .. that I didn't actually do because I tried to do it but the date had past.. but they sent it anyway..

So... Is it worth learning?

[Aemon_]

i think its worth learning, cause it gives you an easy way to learn basic programming syntax and ideas. but as an actual production 'language'? no, i'd rather use somthing like C++ or Java (note that i know neither of those languages, though i have taken 2 semsters of VB classes). if you want to script in ASP.NET its pretty good too, but use PHP, its more better (imo).

later

[StinkyMojo]

Originally Posted by Aemon_

but as an actual production 'language'? no, i'd rather use somthing like C++

yeah thats pretty much what i told him too.

[Jason425]

Originally Posted by Aemon_

i think its worth learning, cause it gives you an easy way to learn basic programming syntax and ideas. but as an actual production 'language'? no, i'd rather use somthing like C++ or Java (note that i know neither of those languages, though i have taken 2 semsters of VB classes). if you want to script in ASP.NET its pretty good too, but use PHP, its more better (imo).

later

so for someone having virtually no more programming experience than forum tags, should I be able to figure it out from what's in the books and cds there?

[Dragon]

/me and Flashpoint are in a class for that now. it is a joke. its probably the most high level language ive ever been taught.

[StinkyMojo]

Originally Posted by Jason425

so for someone having virtually no more programming experience than forum tags, should I be able to figure it out from what's in the books and cds there?

you CAN.. i doubt you can do much though from those books.. they kinda suck.. there are plenty of nice sites I go to for tutorials and what have you. This is a nice beginner tutorial: http://www.maximumpc.com/how_to/reprint_2004-04-07.html
but when you need more advanced sites let me know..

I am taking a class on it right now as we speak..Its fun to use i think it teaches you basic progamming concets which always helps...soo i say go for it its fun to use and fairly simple if you havent has ne programming experiance. "JUST DO IT"

[Aemon_]

Originally Posted by Cannon

I am taking a class on it right now as we speak..Its fun to use i think it teaches you basic progamming concets which always helps...soo i say go for it its fun to use and fairly simple if you havent has ne programming experiance. "JUST DO IT"

exactly what i was saying. i think its a pretty good starting point in learning to program. i too say go for it. you can actually make yourself some pretty useful tools for yourself.

later

Originally Posted by Cannon

I am taking a class on it right now as we speak..Its fun to use i think it teaches you basic progamming concets which always helps...soo i say go for it its fun to use and fairly simple if you havent has ne programming experiance. "JUST DO IT"

i agree. it is pretty simple and it is good for a beginner. as for the class i am in, i went through a semester of regular vb and a year of java at my home school. now i have to take a semester of vb .net which is a college class and i already know almost all of what we have went over and most of what is to come. as for java, it is higher level, but i personally hate it and i think it sucks. maybe it is just cause we were using bluej to write it. :/ to clue you guys in that don't know what bluej is... it is a java editor/compiler written in java. it has the most vague error messages ever and the worst memory leaks in computer history. and to give you an idea of how bad, i mean worse than symantec software.

thats where i started.... did some c++ and java after, but everyone has to start somewhere i think its a nice beginning point