Matt1eD

Also:Try and get a programming friend to write the code for a program you want (binary calculators are a good start) and then talk through it with you - and work out future versions of the program and then talk through the code. N.B. not all programmers have good social skills and even less are good teachers.However second to that I am setting up a programming forum site soon; purely for newbies. Where everyone exchanges their code and discusses why it works or not and then when working posts it up again and says why it was wrong. That's the second best way to learn. And most computer people have computer interaction skills but not human skills - so in some respects it works better than idea 1.Third to that get the books I recommend!

I have never found VB books to be good. Most start with extremely intuitive basics which (I assume) are v. simple to someone who must be pretty computer proficient / IT literate before they'd start think of programming. Experiment and then use a book, you are not going to write a virus that destroys your boot.ini files just from experimenting. Studio .NET is not very new user friendly and the saving system is very trying to be helpful but not (a bit like Win XP {and Longorn}. However try: Visual Basic 6 in 24 Hours by Perry Hettihewa - http://www.informit.com/imprint/index.aspx?st=61091 included a copy of the working model of VB6, which prevents you from creating *.exe(s) and does not include the MSDN library (e.g. just v. simple help on a few topics) however it is available on Microsofts website. Visual Basic 6 In Easy Steps by Tim Anderson; available on Amazon (it has a lightbulb on the frontcover). Visit the publishers site for more info.; Computer Step Publishing. They've updated it since my edition too. Also for making games and teaching you along the way ISBN only as getting tired now! (0-7615-3553-5). Amazon do it. Someone earlier said VB was simple and quite (forgive the pun) basic; try reading Professional Visual Basic 6 - The 2003 Programmer's Resource, ISBN (1-86100-818-x). You might start getting a bit perplexed at both the cost and content. And no it isn't just SQL database links... it gets worse. I think that you can download a free copy of the Beta Express edition of Visual Basic 2005; but I still recommend VB6 - certainly for beginners. I thoroughly recommend you learn VB6 before getting involved with the .NET framework which can add complications (and franckly VB6 is much nicer; despite a few less features). Well I hope this helps, but the lightbulb book is the best to start. Most important of all - have fun. Matt Dickins

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