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well are you leaning toward .NET development? ( since you posted here ) If so, I would highly recommend you use c# if you are not that dependant on VB anymore.
c# is 100% .NET compatible and unlike vb, there is no legacy code supported which might just confuse you.
another advantage of learning c# is that you code in c style syntax. this is nice so when you move to any other language such as java, c++, c, php, perl, etc.. you will be already comfortable and have a handle on the basic syntax.
c# will allow you to code both windows applications and asp.net web apps. it's a nice language, i really like it.
however .. if you are undecided on .NET, and you are going to be coding web apps mostly, i might recommend php for a couple reasons.
php is an excellent 1st language. it can be very simple, or as complex as you want. you don't need any expensive IDE to code with, and most web hosts support php.
php is a little more forgiving than c# in the sense that you don't have to keep track of what data types each variable is. it does all that for you.
php is also a c style syntax language, so it will be easy to move to other popular languages.
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