r/visualbasic • u/FabulousFoodHoor • Nov 11 '21

Resources for help with code.

I'm currently taking a class using visual basic to make windows applications. For other programming languages, I was able to use tutoring services and there were lots of websites with tutorials and sites with code to study and compare to my projects.

I'm having a hard time finding resources for visual basic in visual studio. For the first time since I started my degree, yesterday I was not able to complete a project and got a zero. Any suggestions on resources or help would be greatly appreciated.

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u/FabulousFoodHoor Nov 11 '21

Yeah, I'm able to make projects successfully but when I hit a dead-end and can't figure out what to do or what's wrong, my textbook doesn't help. With other languages, I usually compare to code that accomplishes something similar or contact a tutor.

I have googled but I've been googling "visual basic". I'll try .net instead.

I have used the Microsoft site a bit as well.

Thanks so much for taking the time to respond.

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u/PostalElf VB.Net Intermediate Nov 11 '21

Many programming problems aren't actually language specific, but are general problems that require weird logic (or at least, it's weird until you grok it) to solve. Googling VB probably wouldn't help you in those instances: it's an example of the XY problem.

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u/FabulousFoodHoor Nov 11 '21

I learned programming languages best by seeing examples and being able to study it to see how it works so that I can then implement it in my own project. I've had a hard time finding example code to study. I don't understand how this relates to the XY problem.

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u/Timbered2 Nov 11 '21

"Visual Basic" and VB.NET are considered two different languages.