VB isn't easy like basic was easy. It's not hard mind you, it's just not VB. VB.net is trying to be a basicish language that's good enough for enterprise develo

VB isn't easy like basic was easy. It's not hard mind you, it's just not VB. VB.net is trying to be a basicish language that's good enough for enterprise development. Python is used at many top colleges as the into course (Georgia Tech and MIT are ones I know off the top of my head) and additionally, Zed Shaw has written an excellent first text on the language downloadable for free (http://learnpythonthehardway.org/index http://learnpythonthehardway.org/index) Additionally: Nothing is stopping you from ALSO learning python at the same time.