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First, I'd like to point out that I have been programming for 21 years in Basic, Assembly, C, C++, Pascal, Atlas, Visual Basic, and a couple of other proprietary ones whose names I don't even remember. I feel I can offer my experience on the differences between the languages with some degree of authority. I'd also like to point out that for most languages, the compiler and the language are separate entities. Also, there is the matter of the development environment. Some languages, like VB, the Integrated Development Environment (IDE), the compiler, and the language are inseparable. That is not the case with all languages. I have no beef with the C language. It's the compiler and IDE that is completely useless to me in its unnecessary intentional complexity. VB is a great language for several reasons. It is designed to be simple. It is designed to be easy to use. It is actually supposed to help you to do what you want. The IDE is well thought out and intuitive. These are not to be underestimated in their importance. One of the primary delays in creating a program is debugging. This is something that VB can do exceptionally well, better than any language/IDE I have ever seen, and I have seen a lot. On S