new comer wanting to say hello

I just wanted to stop by and say hello to everyone. and to introduce myself.
My name is DJ. I am 29 years old and have a background in Networking. Although I do
enjoy networking I am wanting to switch to Programming. The languages that I am interested in
are vb.net, asp.net, c++, c++.net and a little bit of java. I feel like I am leaving something out. oh well
. anyway that is it in a nutshell. Does anyone have any sugesstions on good study habbits for coding.
I do have about 9 months exp with vb 6.0. I was also told that if I am wanting to learn .net I need to forget
about vb 6.0. Does that sound accurate ? Thanks for any help or information that can be given.

You might be leaving out C#.
VB.NET is alot different than VB 6.0.
They both use the same syntax, but just about everything else is different between them, except for things kept in VB.NET for backward compatiblity.

Welcome!

If you are already a C/C++ programmer, I would recommend using C# for your .NET applications. If you're already a VB programmer then VB.NET is the way to go.

Yes, you would need to forget a lot of VB6 to work effectivly in VB.NET, though not everything and most syntax is the same.

I would highly recommend a book to get you started in the right direction, the .NET environment is a bit tougher to just learn on the fly, though judging from some of the posts on this forum, many do just that.

I have a few books, but I recommend the books from QUE certification by Mike Gunderloy. I used his books to learn the languages and study for and pass the MCP exams. He has books for both Windows programming and ASP.NET (Web) programming. Developing and Implementing Web-Based Applications with Visual Basic .NET and Visual Studio .NET is one of the ones I own. His books are step by step coding exercises that allow you to learn both the Visual Studio environment and the language in a useful fashion.

Much help is available on this forum. There are other good online resources as well, one I use often is groups.google.com.

Placed the tread in its proper location.
hi DJ and welcome...
I would suggest starting head on with C# - as VB.NET is different from "classic" VB you don't have much reasons to stick with VB and in my opinion C# is better, has more "strict" syntax and is also simple to learn if you start from nothing and have good book.

I know many people who would argue with you on which is better C# or VB.NET

Personnaly, if you are going to live in the .NET world, you better know 1 well and be able to understand the other

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