VB or any language that uses .Net as the IDE is really really bad for beginners. you completely skip the basic of OOP programming , memory management and other basics. Simply clicking on a button and writing 1 line of code that generates a 100 lines behind the scenes doesnt sound like a good language for learning professional programming. C++ should be the first OOP language for starters, after knowing C++ , I believe all languages are a piece of cake. It is although allright for people like my girlfriend who dont know anything about programming and just wanna get through a programming class as its required in the major. She doesnt do it herself anyways :) , I have done all her assignments for her ...