Best way to get into VB coding

malef!c

malef!c

malef!c

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Been using PHP and Perl to do most things I need to do, but now want to look into Windows apps so I guess VB is the best way to go.

Is it better to use documentation etc off of the Internet or are there some general books that are a good starting point for us noobs?

Last time I looked at VB (very briefly) it was at Version 4, so has it all changed?!

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malef!c said:
Been using PHP and Perl to do most things I need to do, but now want to look into Windows apps so I guess VB is the best way to go.
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Avoid old school VB like the plague. Go with either VB.NET or C#. You'll probably prefer C# if you've come from PHP.

malef!c said:
Is it better to use documentation etc off of the Internet or are there some general books that are a good starting point for us noobs?
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I found books to be invaluable when learning C#. Programming C# 3.0 by Jesse Liberty is good.

malef!c said:
Last time I looked at VB (very briefly) it was at Version 4, so has it all changed?!
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Yep. The old versions of VB (4, 5, 6, etc.) are completely different from VB.NET and completely obsolete!
 
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As Inquisitor said, if you already know PHP go with C# because they use similar syntax. VB is completely different.
 
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