Is this a good language to start off with and then move onto something such as C? I am currently learning VB and I''m wondering if it is really worth the time? Thanks, Gabe I am like you...I have no name.

If you like VB, keep learning it. Or run a search because this question is debated quite often here.

Hi. Ive known how to do just about anything in basic or vb. If you want to get serious with game programming then stay away from vb. BASIC is a good langauge to know but if you learn vb and the vc++ it just adds more confusion and is a big waste of time because vb is very restrictive and its just for babies... I started using vb at the end of 6th grade. Its so easy to learn and not even worth it. Start learning c++ fundamentals and then move into the visual stuff. If you looking to create more windows programs than learn vc++ with MFC ...its alsmost as easy as vb and its something good to know. BUT for games use VC++ SDK

[edited by - nickvbs on June 20, 2002 3:42:13 AM]

[EDIT] nickvbs, please try and act mature. Saying a language is "just for babies" is simply childish, this is not the right forum for expressing your personal likes and dislikes as facts without using anything to back them up. I have no problem with you explaining the restrictions of VB, but please try and state facts rather than schoolyard insults.

[edited by - Michalson on June 20, 2002 7:46:25 AM]

I learned VB after I had started with C++ and I do not regret it. While I cant say much for going from VB -> C as I''ve never done that I can at least tell you that VB DOES have its place amoung languages and is VERY useful in rapid application developement.

People who tell you that VB (or any language for that matter) is worth nothing are not thinking properly as every language has its useful qualities.


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nickvbs, what a stupid thing to say - "vb is just for babies". As a professional VB developer I can tell you this is not the case. If you''ve ever tried developing commerical software in a RAD environment with 3 month lifecycles then you''d know that VB is almost always the best choice due to the considerable time overhead involved in programming in C++. The vast majority of commercial applications would not benefit from the classic advantages of C++, so why criple your production cycle for the sake of language snobbery? In many cases vb lets your concentrate on the functionality of your application without worrying about implementation intricacies. However vb has a time and a place, and serious games programming isn''t really one of them.

Incidentally, C++ IS my favourite language, but I wouldn''t want to use it for what I do at work.

Im not an American, and my English is not that good, so what is 6th grate? Could you tell me your age at that time?

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Im not an American, and my English is not that good, so what is 6th grate? Could you tell me your age at that time?

Usually you are 11-12 years old in American 6th grade.

As for VB, it''s a very good language for Windows applications and games, although you might want to switch to C/C++ if you want to use 3D graphics.

Well if you feel that I would be better off with C/C++ can you recomend a book that i should take a look at. So VB doesn''t help you have an easier time with C/C++?

Thanks,
Gabe

I learnt VB about 3 years ago, i used it as my first langage because i had access to the comiler and was stupid and didnt know how to get others.
It took me AGES to learn c++ because of my VB habits (but ilearnt python fast, and pascal, then forgot them both even faster...)
Now i can program quite well n c++, but i still use VB a lot, its really handy for makig tools and such, or testing some ideas for algorithms (though making linked lists in VB4 isnt soo nice...)
If you find C++ a ittle hard as a firest language, why not try one of the hundreds of other programming languages? Its ot as if theres a shortage!