There was a time when anyone could try programming, thanks to the ubiquity of Basic. But Basic's a nonstarter these days, so what will entice a new generation?

Visual Basic is relatively easy to learn, offers easy integration with Access databases, and is used in development of GUIs, he said. “There are indeed still developers using Visual Basic ...

Visual Basic .NET Power Coding offers concise discussion and helpful examples of VB.NET's most complex topics, such as delegates, threading, remoting, Reflection, and security.

Visual Basic .NET Power Coding offers concise discussion and helpful examples of VB.NET's most complex topics, such as delegates, threading, remoting, Reflection, and security.

I also agree that coding is just as important as other basic learning skills, since technology is now an important part of all of our lives.