Tekniko Posted October 17, 2011 Author Share Posted October 17, 2011 Hey how's it going? How's that game you have been working on? Working on that for three years now haven' you? Yea, got a compelling plot yet? Hmm, maybe some twists and turns? Hmm, yeah going on three years now… hows that feel?Ha, good ol' Family Guy. Any ways, if you are anything like me you probably want all the big and shiny things right away and you don't really want to work for it either. Don't worry I understand! But honestly, no one is going to do our dirty work! I started looking around on online and found plenty of "books" and tutorials that were interesting, but, if you are like me, then you just don't have the attention span to make it past page 5. The main reason I am posting this because there are literally hundreds of books or guides out there to learn VB and 99.9% of them are boring as hell. Here's my list of easy and entertaining guides/books you can get your hands on.**Programming Visual Basic 2008** - Second Edition_Author Tim Patrick_This book is actually purchased threw the App store. I love my iPhone apps! This book is an awesome read! Tim really gives you a basic understanding of how programming is assembled before you see any code. I have taken C++ in school for two years and this books point of view has really helped me understand the structure in OOProgramming. Tim uses funny and entertaining analogies with every day items that make these concepts that much easier to understand. Content is through the roof! There are over 1000 pages covering everything from Variables to Licensing your application. This app is worth way more then $5.99.**http://www.schoolfreeware.com**Videos! How can you not like videos? This is the easy of the easy. All the tutorials are shown in VB2010 but don't worry. You aren't looking for copy and paste code here. You are trying to get that foundation in VB to help you design better games. And not look like another n00b to Robin. So, this guy is clear, precise, doesn't waste anytime and always gives examples or reasons as to why he is going about things a certain way. You won't cover as much as you would with a text book but this is definitely worth the watch for the younger audience with the shorter attention spans.These are, pretty much, the only two resources I use right now. I do plan to come back and update this over the next few weeks. If you have any other amazing tutorials for programming in VB and are short-attention-span friendly, then please post them below.~Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyokuHasu Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 @Tekniko:> …**Programming Visual Basic 2008** …> > ... All the tutorials are shown in VB2010 but don't worry...And In what part shows how to turn those into VB6 style code? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tekniko Posted October 17, 2011 Author Share Posted October 17, 2011 > You aren't looking for copy and paste code here. You are trying to get that foundation in VB to help you design better games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chukillz Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 yo thanks homie, i love the videos you totally discribed how i am in your post haha, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 There are plenty of resources which teach you VB6\. Learning a completely unrelated language is pointless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chukillz Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 yeah that may be true, i have found better tutorials and such that are on video. its really cool tho they actually explain everything a little bit better i guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyokuHasu Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 http://www.vbtutor.net/vb6/vbtutor.htmlOMG, I LOVE GOOGLE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 @Ryoku:> http://www.vbtutor.net/vb6/vbtutor.html> > OMG, I LOVE GOOGLE!I also use that! Its very convenient! Its easy to learn too!Actually I recommend that website.Best Wishes,[ℕḯℊℌ☂☾](http://www.touchofdeathforums.com/smf/index.php?action=profile;u=15052) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annahstas Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I might need to bookmark that site. I looked through it while on this computer at my college and it seemed very smple to learn from. I recommend it as well.Google is my best friend to. I wouldn't know what to do without it. Best search engine ever XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doraemon Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 vbforums is a very good place to ask :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Displaced Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 If you already know a language -> just go through eclipse, it will teach you everything WITHOUT knowing vb6…If you don't know a language, it doesn't really matter which language you learn. You could learn vb.net and you would know vb6 very fast, even if the models are different (oop vs not oop) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aiden500 Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Epic this helped me allot Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelspore Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 I know this is kinda offtopic, but you must try Ruby here: http://tryruby.org/levels/1/challenges/0its pointless for you, but you must admit, its Uber atractive and interesting tutorial :D :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollicat Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 http://www.smokalottapottamus.com/files/Complete-Idiots-Guide-to-Visual-Basic6.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuu Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 I stopped reading after the fourth sentence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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