I have been thinking about learning Visual C++ because Visual Basic does not seem to be good for developing applications to be marketed. I recently heard references to a language called something like Adelphi.

Am I wrong in believing that VB is not good for creating saleable applications? BTW: Why not?

C or C++ seem to be the language of choice for people attempting to sell software. To me, it seems like a tuff language to learn. At least compared to VB, it seems tuff. I hacked VB without any documentation other than the help facility. I could not get off the ground hacking Visual C++, so I bought a tutorial, which helps a lot, but it is still not easy.

BTW: I am a retired mainframe programmer who had no trouble with various assembly languages, Algol, Pl/1, Fortran, COBOL, et cetera. Is C tuff, or do I have some mental block about it?

What about Adelphi? Is it as easy as VB, as difficult as C++, or some place in between? Is it a good language for developing sellable applications?