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Many thanks for all your comments. &nbsp;A friend of mine works as a C++ programmer for a large software company. &nbsp;His opinions echo dpearson's above, in that as a junior programmer I am much more likely to find a job using C#, perhaps for a company who needs to automate some of their systems, rather than a c++ programmer where I would want to work for a software company.<br />
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Many thanks again for all your advice guys. &nbsp;Looks like I will try C#.
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Many thanks for all your comments.  A friend of mine works as a C++ programmer for a large software company.  His opinions echo dpearson's above, in that as a junior programmer I am much more likely to find a job using C#, perhaps for a company who needs to automate some of their systems, rather than a c++ programmer where I would want to work for a software company.

Many thanks again for all your advice guys.  Looks like I will try C#.

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Hello<br />
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I don't have a technical question, more after some advice on learning a new language.<br />
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As a complete programming beginner, which is better to learn c++, C# or VB?<br />
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Which is easier and which will give me better job prospects?<br />
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Many Thanks for all advice.
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Hello

I don't have a technical question, more after some advice on learning a new language.

As a complete programming beginner, which is better to learn c++, C# or VB?

Which is easier and which will give me better job prospects?

Many Thanks for all advice.

Learning to program:  VB, C++ or C#?

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