I am using vb.net 2003
Is it worth my while buying whatever the latest incarnation is to write simple apps using basic windows forms with images, menus and other basic stuff
or should I wait until I attain geek status to understand the innovations?

I started self teaching on vb.net 2003 at 65 and I'm now 68 so geekdom may come too late for me, unless there are any vb users in heaven????