Is Visual Basic easier to learn then C++?

Any hack written in C\C++ can generally be made in VB(There are a few exceptions) but, it will be much more messy in VB to achieve most.

Several things can't be done with VB because it has to carry around a VM wherever it goes. I.e You won't be writing a kernel or any driver in such a language -- unless you want to write a VM for it(which would be dumb, the last thing you want is a virtualalized kernel). Some people have done it with C#, but it was for a challenge(and believe me, it required far more C and assembler then C#). You wouldn't use such a language for a serious project.

I quote:
Visual Basics - Making 60% of the jobs easier, while making the other 40% impossible.

Whoever spends 3x longer in VB making a hack that would turn out 1/2 as good as one made in C++ is either really stubborn or a liar.

In my humble opinion. Learning VB as a precursor to C/C++ is stupid. The syntax of VB and the methodology is almost completely different. IMO it would be better to learn JavaScript/another variation of EMCAscript or C# as a precursor to C/C++.

Nope. I'll let this discussion continue.

I agree with zeco and Jetamay. It's not impossible, but it is extremely difficult to do somethings in VB then in C++. I also think it starts people off in the wrong direction. If you want to learn a language learn C# or Java first. VB is a script and not a language, so it can turn out to actually be harder to switch over and learn C++ instead of simply jumping right into it. :L

Truth said here, I learn VB at school and it sucks so much. :/

A friend of mine had to learn Qbasic in school :/ (last year!)

C++ < VB

woot

It matters for what.

that has nothing to do with why you learn vb first
you learn vb because it is easy and you learn wat programming is like and things like that. vb is a lot easier than the languages you said.it doesn't matter how different they are

fixed your ******ness.

Please die from eye cancer... C# is pretty much like VB, has no fucking gay syntax, will not rape any future language you'd learn, and does not have a massive group of mental retards like yourself.
C++ > C# > VB

Well guess what... VB hacks are the slowest, most retarded and gayest hacks ever.
And an aimbot in VB equals fail(VB is too slow)

Anyone that prefers VB over C++ should die from eyecancer or fuck off to their own section.

VB SUCKS BALLS

http://www.mpgh.net/forum/31-c-c/868...py-paster.html

please read that young sir, it will explain your situation in great detail, in the mean time, ill be getting my fire axe

VB is a joke for little kids.