Visual Basic, Anyone use it here?

[Banjo]

Hi, does anyone know or use visual basic here?

[Jeyrad]

Visual Basic truly is one of the worst languages ever, and I do/did know it. I find python much better and more accepted by the nerd community

[Banjo]

It's not that bad its just easy to learn and understand. What about Delphi?

[Alex]

Easy to learn badly you mean. A terrible language for new programmers, allows messy programming to run.

[KiKoLuNa]

I started with c++ console programs, i've tryied visual basic once but i think is too hard for me, then i went to java applets, i think i can handle it

[Brandon]

Man i have done some things in Visual Basics as the head tecknisitain in my school told me i should learn it but bloody hell its fucking hard if ya want we could try makein something 2gether ?

[Banjo]

Man i have done some things in Visual Basics as the head tecknisitain in my school told me i should learn it but bloody hell its fucking hard if ya want we could try makein something 2gether ?

It's not that hard, it quite easy once you know the basics. Delphi is good aswell.

[Brandon]

It's not that hard, it quite easy once you know the basics. Delphi is good aswell.

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[Banjo]

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Lol how?

[Brandon]

Lol how?

You make it sound so easy when its not lol

[Banjo]

Its is thought.

CODE

Label1.caption="Hello"

That changes the caption of a label to Hello

Now whats hard about that?

Well there is more to it that just that lol.

[Brandon]

Its is thought.

CODE

Label1.caption="Hello"

That changes the caption of a label to Hello

Now whats hard about that?

Shup Thats was just 2 take the piss lol

[Ed]

Crown, stop post whoring... if you post any more insipid comments, you'll receive a warning.

[Brandon]

Crown, stop post whoring... if you post any more insipid comments, you'll receive a warning.

Whats Crawled Up Your ass And Died?

I cant send a comment that says "Shup Thats was just 2 take the piss lol" What wrong with the comment ?

[Brandon]

Your posts are posts for the sake of posts, not for the sake of contribution.

As Bread said, stop it.

Thats More Like it Sorry for the post But i dont understand why that post is umm i dont know whats wrong with it but as i just said Sorry

[James-R-Coston]

Hi, does anyone know or use visual basic here?

I use, Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition
Best Language
and JavaScript

[Valency]

I've never used it.. Doesn't look that hard really, But probably is when you get into the core of it..

Might be tempted to attempt this junk :-)

Regards, Valency.

[Banjo]

I use, Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition
Best Language
and JavaScript

I tried installing that but didn't work so i just use my vb6.

I've never used it.. Doesn't look that hard really, But probably is when you get into the core of it..

Might be tempted to attempt this junk :-)

Regards, Valency.

It's not really that hard, when your trying to do complicated stuff then it gets a lil bit hard.

[Alex]

I've written many variations on this thread, but here it is again:

Please, people reading this thread thinking "VB sounds cool", take it from me: it's the worst thing you can do if you ever actually want to take up programming. You'll most likely end up learning a plethora of bad coding habits because VB is not a strict enough language for beginners. Python is a much better starting point (and likely, after you've been programming for a while you'll realise why VB is widely scorned).

PHP is also not a good language to start with, so don't think I'm simply targeting VB users .

If you decide you MUST learn a programming language, at least get a good book (so, avoid anything with "for dummies" or "in 24 hours/21 days" in the title like the plague) rather than trying to learn from the Internet, because most people writing tutorials are not very good themselves, and are in no position to think they can teach, though they try anyway. A good book with good technical QA is a Godsend, but check with some experienced users (and by that I mean try to find people who've been using it for many years professionally) for which books are worth reading and which only become useful if you're run out of toilet paper. Don't think that the fact it's made it to print means it has to be a good book. I've flicked through one of the "C++ for dummies" editions, and it was honestly terrible.

[Banjo]

Please, people reading this thread thinking "VB sounds cool", take it from me: it's the worst thing you can do if you ever actually want to take up programming. You'll most likely end up learning a plethora of bad coding habits because VB is not a strict enough language for beginners. Python is a much better starting point (and likely, after you've been programming for a while you'll realise why VB is widely scorned).

I would argue that its not the worst thing you can do, it still does the same/similar jobs as other languages but its easier. You can make some pretty good things on it. But i do agree with not strict enough.

Although thats just my opinion