Programming Languages

[AwesomeSauce]

There are so many of them.... which one could somebody recommend that is very flexible, simple, and easy to learn?

Maybe somebody could also just tell me which is easiest to learn, and then tell me which is the most flexible... but preferrably a language with both of those qualities. I don't need anything real professional either, but somethin cool. I also would appreciate it if it had a function that could make it into an independant EXE program that I don't need to run in the language program. Thanks.

[David]

You want Microsoft Visual Basic, I like version 6.0, but you could go with .NET too.

VB is extremely flexible and easy to learn, if you want to learn to develop applications on Windows OS, you want to start with VB.

The most useful site for VB or any programming languages www.pscode.com .

Have fun.

[Hasan]

I suggest you to start learning Visual BASIC.NET
Install it in your system.
Buy yourself a book.

Thats it.

[detn8r]

VB easy to learn.... heh! I've been at programming for 2 years, and it's definitly a PITA if it 'isn't your thing'

[MartinBradley]

Yeah Visual Basic is good. I've been using it for around 6 months, whilst working through a book at the same time, and I do feel quite confident using it, after what feels like a relatively short period of time.

If you want to buy a book, you could always search Amazon (www.amazon.co.uk) for it, or go out there and buy one yourself. I think working through a book too definately speeds up your learning process. You have to be prepared to be absolutely meticulous though.

[AwesomeSauce]

Wow... based on your guys's comments, this sounds really cool. Where can I get 6.0, and will it work with win. XP? and can it make a code into a EXE. program?

[MartinBradley]

You can buy Visual Basic 6.0 either off the Internet, or any decent computer software store. Yes, it is compatible with Windows XP, however, VB 6.0 does not come at a cheap price. I'm not 100% sure how much it is, but its not the cheapest. I heard it cost my college teacher £75 to purchase it. Not sure how accurate that is, but thats what he told me.

Also, yes, VB 6.0 will allow you to make the code into a .EXE program.

[AwesomeSauce]

I found the .NET version on Amazon.com. Is 6.0 more expensive than that? I really wanna try this.

It says it takes up 900MB on the system drive! []

[David]

.NET is bloated and slow IMO, I can't stand it. v6 should be cheaper, but I can't find it online easily, maybe just check at your local Staples of OfficeMax.

[Tigerblade]

my "Microsoft Visual Studio" folder is 282MB, but its very likely that there's also some files being stored elsewhere like in my 'Documents and Settings', I just dont know and frankly dont care to go look for them right now