This Home and Learn computer course is an introduction to Visual Basic.NET programming for beginners. This course assumes that you have no programming experience whatsoever. It's a lot easier than you think, and can be a very rewarding hobby!
You don't need to buy any software for this course! You can use the new FREE Visual Basic Express Edition from Microsoft. You can download it here: (The download is quite large, but Microsoft allows you to order it on CD. Requires XP or greater.)