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[Mih_Flyer]

hello Aaron Young,
I have a question and i really need an answer for it, How did you learn VB, ok i think you are a VB god, i'm sure of that, so can u tell me how did you learn VB, what is the right way of that?
Please tell me How,
Thanx Alot

[Aaron Young]

I dont know if they way I learnt is the "right" way, but here's the long and the short of it...

I got interested in programming when I was very young (8 yrs old) using BASIC on my old C16, over the years I played with different forms of Basic on different systems, going from C16 to C64, a breif spell on a Spectrum 128 then an Amiga where I really started to get into it using the Basic/Pascal Hybrid "AMOS". I programmed in that on a regular basis until I was 16, then when I went to college, (Computing Course), I was introduced to PC's and started using DBase3+ and Pascal. When I was 18 I decided I wanted a career in Computers, (preferably programming), so I got a low paid job as a Network Administration Asst. for a Direct Marketing Company. After a few months I discoved VB and got into it right away, a couple of months later I had the opertunity to demonstate my programming ability and was promoted to Network Admin/Anlayst Programmer.

I took a short course during my employment in C/C++ (DOS based), and over the next 2 years I looked into other languages like Assembly, VC++ & Borland C++ for Windows, VO and VFP. I still favor VB over them all.

Then a couple of years ago I moved to the U.S. and got a job with a Software Company, (my current employer), as an Analyst Programmer, where I work with VB6, VFP6 and Access VBA. (I'll be 23 in August).

I didn't read any VB books, (besides using the big VB4 manuals as a reference tool), or take any VB courses.
Programming just comes very naturally to me and once you know the foundation for any language, (in terms of logic), then you shouldn't have much of a problem learning others.

For me, the best way to learn was to look at other peoples code/examples and figure out how they worked, so that I understood the logic/flow of the program. If I don't know how to do something I research it until I do, I never take someone else's code for granted, I always have to know exactly what it's doing.

When it comes down to it, I believe the "right" way to learn varies from person to person, some people like myself just pick it up naturally, others like to have a huge book to study. It all depends on what you're more comfortable doing.

Regards,

- Aaron.

[Mih_Flyer]

Thanx Alot Aaron Young