It's actually Visual Basic .NET which is the latest version of Microsoft's versatile
VB language. It is a very rapid way of designing and deploying Windows Programs. The course will teach you the basics and may go into interface design and databases. If you are looking to get into programming, especially Windows-based programming, it's not a bad course to start out with. Once you've got the hang of it, you probably should think about switching over to C# .NET...