Very cool. Thanks for sharing. Yeah I went from a BASIC programmer to a C programmer and then back to a Visual Basic programmer. I actually prefer the Visual Basic's syntax over anything else. Even though C is a more powerful language from a machine standpoint I just think that Visual Basic is much easier to write in. All those curly braces can actually make things very difficult to read.

Nice

Also did a console app in C#. Don't really build Console Apps often, but they can be fun.

Richard, I did do a little bit in BASIC when I was younger (I can vaguely remember that long ago).
I also prefer VB, but C# is also fun and certainly easier than C++.

For most people, in most situations, you don't have a choice: you have to use the tools that your jobs require you to do, and the languages that tools require you to use.  But even when you have choices, it doesn't make it easier.  You have to pick one language and stick to it, and you don't know if any future requirements in your job will render your choice a poor one.  So sometimes, ironically, I prefer to have just one choice.

I use VBScript for any console (command line) apps I need to write - like my Access WatchDog Template

One thing I have found is that it's important to teach people how to think like a computer programmer because once you understand syntax and looping and iterations and things like that the language is really secondary. A for Loop is a for Loop in any language. Sometimes I'll even write something in basic and then translate it to JavaScript or C++ or whatever I need to be in. It's like writing your novel in English and then translating it to something else.