VB is certainly not the best language, but it definitely is one of the most comfortable. Suits me :)

Well, maybe this section will help you, if you're stuck. There's more to come, but that will take a little, since I plan on some code to look at.

Certainly, VB is easy to start with, as you can get a simple application up and running in very short order. Many of the re-occuring tasks are handled by VB, you needn't bother with including headers, ensuring linking, makefiles, and other things.

Yet, just because VB makes life easy for beginners, that doesn't imply it's not a full-fledged programming language.

At one point or another you find out that VB allows you all that C++ does, only that the chores are less.