> The point is, that it isn''t what language you use, it is whether you can program - problem solving and stuff like that.

Agreed. But they wont take you, if you only know VB. Your friend knew C++ aswell, this is why he was taken. You will never find a job in the pro industry as a programmer (gaming or other), if you don''t know C/C++. Knowing VB beside it can''t hurt, but C/C++ is a must.