From: not.my.real@email.address   
      
   On Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:56:23 GMT, Radio KØHB wrote:   
      
   > I used to be a pretty competent VB programmer, last serious projects   
   > written 10-12 years ago in VB4.   
   >   
   > Now, in my retirement, looking for a challenge again, so have purchased   
   > Visual Studio 2008, primarily for access to VB.   
      
   Hate to tell ya, but your money's... maybe not exactly *wasted*, but perhaps   
   better spent elsewhere: MS offers the "Express" version of VB.Net for free,   
   which is good for hobbyist programmers. (Also, VB.Net <> VB.)   
      
   > Can anyone recommend a couple of good language reference books?   
   > (Please, no "For Dummies" stuff.)   
      
   Anything from O'Reilly. Everything they publish on any topic is just about as   
   good as it gets.   
      
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