@asuffield said:
@belgariontheking said:VB is great for teaching how to code.
I really don't think so. It teaches bad habits and sloppy work.
That has more to do with the teacher than the tool. Unfortunately, some people use poor teachers (some books and online tutorials, poor programmers) to learn the tool. I used to code in VB, and I think I had good habits and clean code, and I credit my teachers in college. I've since moved on to other languages, but I would still suggest VB as a beginner's language, if it's taught properly right from the start.