Is it possible to learn programming ?

i want to learn programming specially visual basic 2005. but let me tell you first thing is i dont know anything about programming. almost new for programming world, is it possible to learn programming for a person who dont have a single knowledge of any kind of programming. and my aim is to learn vb 2005, few people told me that u must have good command over VB 6 or c or c++ to learn programming under .net environment.


can someone suggest me what to do weather to start learn programming or to leave idea behind.


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Is it possible to learn programming ?
Of course it is possible. Nobody was born knowing how to program, which means everyone who does it had to start from zero.





Visual basic Express 2005 is a fairly good place to start, although I would definitely buy a good "teach yourself" book to go with it. Prepare for it to take a while. I was programming at work for two or three years before I actually felt I was any good at it.





If it really gets tough for you, you might consider taking a course. That can help as well.





As to Java being better for you on the job, I can't really agree with that. Most programming work is corporate and IT programming work, and although the statistics Sun will bandy about on that suggests Java is in the lead, everyone in the industry knows that VB is still the king where internal corporate programming is concerned, and C# probably isn't a long way from overtaking Java either....
Reply:Why do you want to learn programming ? For fun, or to get a job.





Just go to your local big book shop computer section and have a mooch about to find out if the subject suits you.





Visual Basic 2005 is easy to learn. There is a book called 'Build a Program Now' by Patrice Pelland, published by Microsoft for $16.99, which includes a CD containing VB 2005 Express Edition, SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, and lots of projects to get you going.





If you want to learn programming to get a job, I would advise Java as a better language to learn. There are lots of books on this subject, and the O'Reilly series are good and cheap.





You learn by reading and doing.
Reply:I'd say go for it and if it doesn't work out you can change. You will never know for sure unless you try.


That being said the .NET languages are a little different and VB 6 knowledge of course will help or any Object Oriented language, but that being said it's not impossible to learn without that knowledge, just maybe more difficult. But that is true of every programming language. Once you know a couple it's really easy to learn another one.
Reply:Yes it is possible to learn, it is not easy, there are alot of sites that offer you code to almost anything you want in VB, but the best bet is to copy the code print it out and type it in yourself, that way you will remember how and you have done to achieve the goal you was looking for, if you go to microsoft.com they have a library just for VB, there you will find weeks if not months of tutorials, they come in handy, the hardest part of learning VB is the meaning of all the descriptions, once you learn it you will be on your way,, and once you are on your way you will not believe the earning potential you will have, and the best thing will be if you or a friend has PC problems you will be able to write a program to solve the issue. keep it up and enjoy it, good luck
Reply:oh my vb is grand to learn i did it for 4years in uni!i love it need any help gimme a n email!once you get the hang of it its grand,just with vb if u put a . in the wrong place or spell sumin wrong the wrong line turns blue so if that happens dont freak kust go back over the line carefully looking fo any mis-spelled words or .!


good luck!
Reply:Start with Python. It's easy to learn and use. You don't even need any programming language there. Download it from the official website:





http//www.python.org





Then you can proceed to C or C++ before Visual Basic.
Reply:Every journy starts with the first step.It sounds to me like you are a little afraid of it. Don't be. Idon't know that much about visual basic but ,I know for a fact that you can pretty much know what is going on with C and C++ with in 2 weeks,it may take 6 months to get good at it ,It most likely depends on what your motives are and if it is something you would enjoy.Like me for example it would be nice to learn spanish but I don't want to.See were I'm coming from Good luck on your venture