i'm a sophmore in high school and i'm taking my first year of computer programming. I am learning some visual basic this year, and java the next two years. We are currently learning VB on microsoft's vb 6.0 program. I want to get some software so I can practise at home. I was looking at prices, and i found that the 6.0 vb version is like 500 bucks or something but i can get the .NET VB only software for 100(not including visual studio, just visual basic .NET cos thats all i need i think). But i was wondering if .NET VB and VB 6.0 are to different for me to use both, 6.0 in school and .net at home. If the code is basically the same it shouldn't be a problem to pick up the interface of the new software, but I thought i read the code was changed somewhat. So if anyone could reply and let me know if it would be wrong to buy the vb .NET if i was programming on the vb 6.0 software at school or if that would fine. Thanks