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This online course is 6 weeks long, followed by a 2-week period to complete the final exam (online,
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Introduction to Visual Basic

$190 + applicable tax

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Visual Basic is the most widely used programming language for creating Windows
applications. Why? Because it's easy to learn, and doesn't require you to memorize difficult
commands like other programming languages. In this course, you'll learn how to write
Windows applications and programs using the Visual Basic programming language and the
Visual Basic development environment. 

Creating a Windows application ordinarily requires you to write lengthy and complex code.
But, as you'll see, the Visual Basic development environment relieves you of this task.
Instead, it enables you to create the application program and its components literally with
the click of a button or menu item. It even writes all of the necessary code to get the
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