This here is a guide that will help you start off with Visual Basic, C#, and C++.

Introduction
Here is what you should use, it's also free.

C#: http://www.microsoft.com/express/vcsharp/
Visual Basic: http://www.microsoft.com/express/vb/Default.aspx
C++: http://www.microsoft.com/express/vc/Default.aspx

C# codes will be green
C++will be this colour
Visual Basicwill be blue
Let's start: Shall we?


Your First Applications
We should start by making a pathetic Application.

To start making that:

Open up your Express Edition

Go to File and New

Click Window's Form Application

Name it whatever you like, C++:User's name it with the first textbox

Now, we got ourselves what is know known as "Form1".

You can explore it a little, but not alot to explore

Now, if your toolbox isn't open, press Ctrl+Alt+X

Now, look for the tool "Label","Button", and "Textbox" and put it anywhere on your app

Go to the properties for the Label and go down to the font

Beside it, you see a plus

Go down to size, and make it whatever you like

Now, click the button twice, and you will be brought to Form1.vs or Form1.cs, depends on your product

Now put in this code

Visual Basic

C#

C++


Now try out the application

If there is a problem with this tutorial, tell me.

Why not try a simple "Hello world" console application before you start making Windows Forms Programs?? It's like trying to run before you can walk. Or are you assuming people who read this know about object-oriented programming already?

EDIT: I will gladly help with Java if you are interested.

True, but that's as easy as 1 code, that's why I tried something harder for starters

PS: You can help with Java if you want

... how the crap do u open the app. I tried clicking the "Start Debugging" and the "Start without Debugging" but it gives me the same error message.

You had a build error you need to solve

The most important thing for me learning .net was www.MSDN.com, it has the whole .Net library and its made by Microsoft. It also has beginner guides that might help a lot.


P.S. I learned object oriented VB in Excel before i even knew about Visual Studio Express.

here is a good place to learn C++ and he teaches batch programming and html
http://www.youtube.com/user/MasterJake7 ... 7_oLrixrq4

i can projram in java id anyone needs help
i have greefoot and blue j too
gunna get netbeans soon too, when i feel like it

Wait. On the C++ we put the code in this section


When I put the code in there, it says I have a build error. The VB one works find though.

depends, what is your code?

I just started C++ so I'm following Captain Mew's instructions.

oh, well yeah, you do insert the code inbetween the brackets after

But it still says Build Error.