noob question

[enzo80]

am new to programming, and i wish to know few things. will VB.NET let me program anything i need and why most games use c++ and not other languages.

last question if i want to make program that acts like MIRC but for LAN computers. what experience do i need to learn beside VB.NET what other things i need to learn to be able to do so.

i want to make program for like 50 computers they send request of files to like 3-4 computers. the screen for the 3-4 computers would be like the pic below, each number represent a number for the office of the requestor. when one of the 50 computers send an order the circle in the icons blinks so that the workers at the 3-4 computers can know if any orders are been received.

 

[kulrom]

All you have to know is VB.NET (More specific, you should find the most suitable Peer to Peer model)

Regards

edit: learn about either remoting or socketing

 

[enzo80]

do you recommend any learning websites or books?

 

[jmcilhinney]

Moved to more appropriate forum.

See my signature for some VB.NET tutorials. I'm not sure about the 2005 version but the 2003 101 samples contains a Sockets example that uses a client/server chat application. Here's another tutorial that deals specifically with games programming.