I learned VB the same way I learn most new computer languages -- by playing with other peoples' code. This assumes that you've learned to program in some other language already; otherwise it probably won't work out very well. Anyway, find an example that does something interesting, then figure out how to tweak it. Keep doing larger and larger tweaks and eventually you'll know enough to convert it into your own application. After that, you'll know how to start from scratch.