[Bombo]

C++ Is the way to go. VB is n00b stuff. You can learn that on your own once you get the feel for C++'s syntax. It's easier going from harder to easier anyway. Basic though is widely used, so it might be a good language for you to learn. Now about Fortran, it's pretty much dead. The only person I know who uses Fortran is my Physics professor who uses it to make software to help generate problems and to do small animations like 2d not 3d. >_> You get the picture.

~Bombo