If you like computers as much as I do, you'll probably want to start
using VB immediately to create your program. Mistake! If you rush into making
the program without clear ideas about what exactly the program is supposed to do
and how it is supposed to do it, then you are probably going to work very
inefficiently, spending long periods of time writing code then you then throw
away for you realize that there are better ways to get things done.So I
suggest you sit down with a pencil and a sheet of paper and plan exactly what
you want to do. Aim to build up your program in stages, making sure each stage
is working before moving on to the next stage. Think about writing your program
in 'pseudocode' code that is halfway between English and the final code,
so that you can plan how the code will work without having to worry about the
syntax restrictions built in to VB.
Think about the functionality of your
program BEFORE you design the interface and in any case don't spend too long
designing a smart-looking interface - the heart of your program is the CODE.
