[program-l] Re: VB: newbie needs guidance
- From: "Travis Roth" <travis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 15:10:04 -0500
Hi,
You can already download the express edition betas from Microsoft.
One of these tools such as VB.Net Express would definitely get you
acquainted with Windows programming.
** Travis Roth
www.TravisRoth.com
travis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
From: David Lant [mailto:david.lant1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 1:56 PM
To: program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [program-l] Re: VB: newbie needs guidance
Hi Che,
My advice, if you want specifically to learn VB, would be to go for VB.NET.
You could wait for Visual Studio 2005 to be released, as there is the option
of the cheaper Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition. However, I don't know
what the restrictions are on that, or whether such restrictions would hamper
your intended projects.
Another good reason to go the .NET route, is that there are a large number
of languages that you can use. There is, I am fairly sure, a version of PHP
for .NET. So you could even produce software for the Windows .NET Framework
using a language you are largely familiar with.
By learning VB or C#, you could even extend your skills to building
applications that run on Unix or Linux under Mono.NET, to build on any
existing skills you might have on those platforms.
All the best,
David
-----Original Message-----
From: program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Che
Sent: 15 September 2005 05:39
To: program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [program-l] VB: newbie needs guidance
Hi gang,
I am fairly new to the programming game, having just finished a few PHP
mySql projects, and I'm looking to learn some windows application
programming, mainly with the hopes of creating games for the blind.
I know there will be a lot of hard work involved in learning something
like this, as well as a lot of time. I am prepared for that, but I would
like to get off on the right foot. I know there are several versions of VB
out there, and I'm not sure which I should look into. I am wanting to
create applications that allow users to interact over the internet, as well
as save their information to a database.
I have been told that VB .net 2005 is coming out soon. Is that something
I should wait on? In short what would you reccomend a neophyte programmer
such as myself get started with, and what are some good resources for the
blind programmer to learn from out there on the web?
Any advice is greatly appreciated, and feel free to email me directly at
che@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thanks,
Che
Come check out our football betting simulation designed with the blind in
mind at http://linksforblinks.com
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