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i m new in VB.net so i hope tht anyone can give me the webpage to get information on how to learn VB.net as i dunno anything about programming....:cheesy:

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A compact, practical start for a total beginner (as asked). is right that there are lots of existing threads; pointing to Microsoft material was on the right track. Below is an up‑to‑date, hands‑on path and a few common beginner pitfalls to avoid.

  • Install a free IDE: Visual Studio Community is the easiest way to get a full VB.NET environment.
    Visual Studio Community
  • Follow the official, step‑by‑step Visual Basic tutorials and "Getting started" guides on Microsoft Learn. These cover console apps, projects, and Windows desktop topics.
    Visual Basic on Microsoft Learn
  • Learn by doing: start with console apps, then move to a simple Windows Forms app, then add data access (Entity Framework) and small, real tasks (file I/O, basic UI events, reading/writing a database). Example: a minimal console program to test the toolchain:
Module Module1
    Sub Main()
        Console.WriteLine("Hello, world!")
    End Sub
End Module

Common beginner tips (short and practical):

  • Turn on Option Strict On and Option Explicit On to force safe, strongly typed code; this prevents many subtle bugs.
  • Learn basic OOP (classes, properties, methods), exception handling (Try/Catch), and how to use the debugger and breakpoints.
  • Use List(Of T) and generics instead of legacy collections; use source control (Git) from day one.
  • If the goal is modern cross‑platform web development, most current .NET web examples use C# and ASP.NET Core; consider that when choosing what to learn next.
    ASP.NET Core docs Entity Framework docs

These steps get a complete beginner to working projects quickly while avoiding common traps.

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This has been covered on this forum dozens of times. Just look through the topics that have already been posted on this very subject.

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