there are a lot of libraries out there that help you make cool things with a little programming. But, in the beginning that's how you get into programming and get passed the procrastination hump. VB.net is part of visual studio. it's the .net version of basic. which to me is much easier to read and program. Also, if your just learning to code windows forms is a good place to start because you can drag and drop widgets on a screen and build pretty good local programs.