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It depends which Visual Basic you are talking about. Is is VBA, VB or VB.NET? VBA and VB are a bit redundant since VB.NET. There is nothing wrong with VB.NET as a core language. I use both VB.NET and C# in my work place. There is no real difference is what they can do either. I probably write the exact same program in either language and get the same results. So despite what people say there is no major advantage or disadvantage between VB.NET and C# apart from job opportunities as C# is more popular. But to be honest once you know VB.NET you could easily learn C# or vice versa. As long as you learn the fundamentals you should be fine. There is nothing stopping you from learning multiple languages once you know the fundamentals either.

Choosing a native programming language is not easy. But let me say this. I'm not sure about other countries but where I live(UK) C++ is falling in the career ranks. Here is my source: http://www.itjobswatch.co.uk/default.aspx?page=1&sortby=0&orderby=0&q=&id=900&lid=2618 According to my source the more popular languages are C#, Java and Python is just short of C++ but it is increasing in demand. However choosing a language just depends on what type of career you wish to pursue. C++ is better for security, embedded hardware and game development. C#/VB.NET is good for company applications. I used them for data extracting applications. Also another perk of knowing C# or VB.NET is that you could also do ASP.NET web applications with them. Just keep in mind that no programming language is "crap" (There are some exceptions). Just learn what you feel you can relate to the best. You can always learn other languages after once you know the fundamentals. I hope that helps.

There's nothing wrong with using long name variables. It can make your code a lot more readable.

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That's great. Just stick to it and do plenty of practice. Also play around and change a few things to see what you can do.

I'm a self taught programmer. I started off by learning the fundamentals by reading though a book for C++. I found this language very hard for a beginner though and ended up switching to learning C# which is a lot easier and you get to use Winforms so you can drag and drop your controls which you can't do with C++. I also found it difficult by learning from books as it wasn't my learning style. There are lots of video tutorials on YouTube. I used this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0EE421AE8BCEBA4A It may seem tedious at first but if you stick to it then in a few months you will be able to be a confident programmer and possibly make a career out of it like I did. My other tip is do not just copy and paste while you are learning. Actually type the code and understand why it does what it does.

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