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Originally Posted by WelshTom
It's called Visual Basic for a reason. It's really pointless when you compare it to the likes of C++ which has a lot more functionality.
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C++ is a big step for a first time programmer. Like all other languagues VB has its place and is an extremely useful educational tool that allows you to see results much faster with less theory.
If it wasn't for VB there would be no A Level Computing / Foundation Degree Computer Science.
You simply cannot teach C++ to any kind of standard in 2 years. Most University lecturers and professors even say that 3 years as part of a degree is not sufficient - hence the reason, although they prefer the use of C++, they are glad that the curiculum is leaning towards Java and VB.