Need recommendation for learning VB

[matthew13l]

I'm trying to learn Visual Basic 6, and I've read some online tutorials, but all of them get confusing. I get lost when the tutorial starts using multiple programming words without explainging them beforehand. It all gets a little confusing for me. I was actually thinking of buying this "Visual Basic for Kids" thing online.

http://www.kidwaresoftware.com/vbkids.htm

I'm 16 years old, and good with computers, but I want to get into VB programming now. I've also been a novice HTML programmer for a few years. Would this Visual Basic for Kids thing be good for me, even though it's probably geared towards younger kids?

Thanks for any help
-matt:t

[Bluehail]

Eh. Do what I did long ago and go to your local university (you dont even have to be a student) and buy a Visual Basic book. I'm guessing someone just handed you a vb6 cd because vb.net is now out and is better (includes object oriented features). VB6 syntax is nearly the same as .net the only difference is its new OO nature which is pretty cool.
so if you can't get a vb6 book at the university bookstore a .net one is fine, just ignore the OO stuff (the .net book will tell you if its an OO feature). heck the book may contain vb.net 60 day trial cd's. pretty good deal man:t

[DocEvi1]

.net is very different way of doing things compared to vb6, very different. I don't like .net at all!!!

As for learning VB6, create something, think of something you want to make and make it, when you get stuck ask for help/search on google... you'll soon sort it out!

It does beg the question tho, why are you wanting to learn VB6? Why not a "better" (read more acknowledged) language such as Java, C, C++...

[matthew13l]

Originally posted by DocEvi1
.net is very different way of doing things compared to vb6, very different. I don't like .net at all!!!

As for learning VB6, create something, think of something you want to make and make it, when you get stuck ask for help/search on google... you'll soon sort it out!

It does beg the question tho, why are you wanting to learn VB6? Why not a "better" (read more acknowledged) language such as Java, C, C++...

I heard VB was a really easy language to learn, and in the past few days of learning, it actually is pretty easy once i finally learned some of the basic VB terms. I've heard C or C++ is a lot more powerful though. I just want to make simple 2-D games really, that's all. I like the idea of turning my ideas into an actual computer game.

[stardj]

I would agree that the best thing to do would be to go to your local bookstore and buy a book that will explain it more extensively. Some books even come with learning cd's.

[DocEvi1]

matt..., VB is indeed a very easy language to learn (was the second language I learnt), mainly due to it's very logical (in most cases) and readable approach.

Yes it's not as powerful as say Java, C or C++ but for your application who cares? The only thing I would make you aware of is that the VB needs the runtime environment on target machines, which can sometimes be tricky to ensure!

Ooo, and if you check out the MS DX site, you can get the DirectX SDK, which will allow you to implement DX styled games (i.e. shading and stuff) using VB. It's not that hard to use either :yes: