new to development world ?

[imaginative_moin]

i want to learn programming specially visual basic 2005. but let me tell you first thing is i dont know anything about programming. almost new for programming world, is it possible to learn programming for a person who dont have a single knowledge of any kind of programming. and my aim is to learn vb 2005, few people told me that u must have good command over VB 6 or c or c++ to learn programming under .net environment.
can someone suggest me what to do weather to start learn programming or to leave idea behind.

[techguru]

i want to learn programming specially visual basic 2005. but let me tell you first thing is i dont know anything about programming. almost new for programming world, is it possible to learn programming for a person who dont have a single knowledge of any kind of programming. and my aim is to learn vb 2005, few people told me that u must have good command over VB 6 or c or c++ to learn programming under .net environment.
can someone suggest me what to do weather to start learn programming or to leave idea behind.

get a free copy of VB Express from microsoft site . then go through these tutorials..

http://www.exforsys.com/content/category/17/266/350/

are with screen shots and step by step tutorials with installation instructions too ..

covers the following ...
1. .NET Framework architecture

• The role of the Common Language Runtime (CLR) and core .NET Framework classes
• Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL)
• Just-In-Time (JIT) compilation
• Assemblies, native assemblies, and the Global Assembly Cache (GAC)
• Comparison of VB.NET, C#, and J#
• Differences between Vb 1 and VB 2.0

2. Introducing Windows Forms

• Creating a Windows Application
• Setting and Adding Properties to a Windows Form
• Using Visual Inheritance
• Event Handling
• Building graphical interface elements by using the System.Drawing namespace
• Working with images

3. Controls

• Adding Controls to a Windows Form
• Adding Controls using Windows Forms Designer
• Important common properties of controls
• Configuring the order of tabs
• Handling Control Events
• Dialog Boxes
• Common Windows Forms Controls
• Creating Menu and Menu Items
• Creating Multiple-Document Interface (MDI) Applications

4. Exceptions

• What is an exception?
• Handling Exceptions
• Custom Exceptions
• Managing Unhandled Exception
• User Input Validation

5. Creating and Managing Components and .NET Assemblies

• Creating and Managing .NET Components
• Creating and Managing .NET Assemblies

6. Data Binding

• Bind Data to the UI
• Complex Data Binding
• One-Way and Two-Way Data Binding
• The BindingContext and CurrencyManager Classes
• Using the Data Form Wizard
• Transform and Filter Data
• Using Server Explorer
• Filtering Data

7. Consuming and Manipulating Data

• Access and Manipulate SQL Server data
• Using Stored Procedures
• Access and Manipulate Data
• The ADO.NET Object Model
• Using DataSets
• Editing Data with ADO.NET
• Using XML Data
• Handle Data Errors

8. Web Services

• Understanding Web services
• SOAP
• Disco and UDDI
• WSDL
• Invoking your first Web service
• Creating Web services
• Discovering Web services
• Disco and UDDI

9. Testing and Debugging a Web Application

• Testing
• Tracing
• Debugging

10. Working with Legacy Code

• Using ActiveX Controls
• Using COM Components
• Using COM+ Components
• Using Platform Invoke

11. Testing and Debugging a Windows Application

• Testing
• Creating a Test Plan
• Executing Tests
• Unit Testing
• Integration Testing
• Regression Testing
• Testing International Applications
• Tracing
• Debugging

12. Deploying a Windows-based Application

• Deployment Tools
• Deploying a Windows application
• Customizing a Setup Project
• Shared Assemblies
• Creating Installation Components
• URL Remoting
• Methods of Deployment
• Windows Logo Programs

[Rahulbatra]

i want to learn programming specially visual basic 2005. but let me tell you first thing is i dont know anything about programming. almost new for programming world, is it possible to learn programming for a person who dont have a single knowledge of any kind of programming. and my aim is to learn vb 2005, few people told me that u must have good command over VB 6 or c or c++ to learn programming under .net environment.
can someone suggest me what to do weather to start learn programming or to leave idea behind.

really nice information by techguru.. thanks,