Programming Languages

[Zylstra]

Okay, I know I have asked similar questions, but:

What is the easiest programming language to learn, that is still functional and easy to use on all operating systems, but similar to QBASIC, but can also create graphical interface programs?
(Need to be usable on operating systems besides Windows would be nice, but not necessary)

Something where I could, if I really wanted to, create a restaurant table management system

EDIT: A good guide or book that you know of for the language would be nice to know as well

[ValerieMay]

Visual Basic in just about any version, there is (or was) a basic version for free download.

VM.

[Zylstra]

Visual Basic in just about any version, there is (or was) a basic version for free download.

VM.

Though the visual part is quite nice, I havent started truly getting the hang of it. Do you know of any really good guides?

[ValerieMay]

Depends on how you define "really good".   Googling for Visual Basic Tutorials brings up 22,600,000 hits, there must be something suitable there.   There are also very active dedicated VB programing forums.

BTW the free version of VB is here.

Good luck.

[michaewlewis]

I just had my work buy "Visual Basic 2005:Step By Step" from Microsoft Press. It helps get past the little bit of a learning curve from the visual part. I would be learning a lot about visual basic right now, but I'm overloaded with more priority projects.

[Zylstra]

I just had my work buy "Visual Basic 2005:Step By Step" from Microsoft Press. It helps get past the little bit of a learning curve from the visual part. I would be learning a lot about visual basic right now, but I'm overloaded with more priority projects.

Thanks, I just requested it from the library (should arrive in the mail in a few days, if no one is reading it)

[viking]

Python? Except the graphic interfaces section, for which you have to read about Python's implementation of threads... Something else would be Java (to be cross-platform, right?).
Or php?
I know, I just gave examples of scripting languages (Visual Basic is a "scripting language" too - it is not compiled, it is interpreted).

[Zylstra]

I do believe Visual Basics can be compiled, and run without any platform. (Though, you can just use the VBS file to run your program, I personally think they should be compiled when released so more people can use them)