Vb.net

Doonhamer

I really need to learn VB.NET but have never done any VB, I'm a total VB virgin!

Is it best to know a bit of VB first or is it best to learn VB.NET directly with a clean sheet?

Is there anywhere with free tutorials, I've downloaded the free Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition but I don't want to go down the wrong path.

IvanOpinion

You are probably best ignoring previous versions of VB .. VB6 is a totally different animal. There are loads of tutorials out there ... just google 'VB.NET tutorial' and you will find some. There is a great site called 'LearnVisualStudio.Net' but you have to pay for his tutorials. Also look for VB.Net webcasts on the Microsoft site. If you need ASP then you can look at https://www.asp.net or get hold of the ASP.Net webcasts by Fritz Onion (on the Microsoft site).

Why VB .. why not go the whole hog and go for C# ?

Ivan

wolfman

What are you planning to code with .Net? You'll generally go one of two ways, Windows Forms or Web Applications.

For web applications look at the below links:
http://asp.net/QuickStart/aspnet/Default.aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/asp.net/learning/learn/newtodevelopment/default.aspx

The second link is great, some very easy to follow and watch video tutorials.

Of Vb.Net and C# I prefer C#. I also code in Java which is one reason, but find it a cleaner, easier to look at language. Also, so far, from what I've seen in industry it's used more than Vb.Net.

There aren't a huge number of differences, this page lists any differences.
http://www.codeproject.com/dotnet/vbnet_c__difference.asp

Astaroth

Whilst I do use VB.net for my asp.net websites it is only because I have a background in VBScript from my older asp sites.

If you are a newbie then I would strongly recommend that you go down the C# (C sharp) route rather than VB

Doonhamer

I'm wont bore you with the detail but it has to be a VB route. I really like the look of 'LearnVisualStudio.Net' so I think I'll pay for this. Cheers.