c++ compiler 5.5 + rapidshare
i use a borland C++ and i really think the C/C++
language is a really strong powerful tool for you can do anything you can imagine with it , you can make interfacing with pc , controlling with pc , any program even you can draw with borland C++ .
visual basic is a good language and very useful , but it is not as powerful as C++ in interfacing .
so i advice you to decide what application would you like to do ,then decide which language .