Pros and Cons

Pros

1. You can develop programs faster using the VB .NET programming language. You have so many resources in the .NET Class Library to take advantage of. VB .NET has full access to the .NET framework.
2. It is easier to program using Microsoft development environments like Visual Studio.
3. It is easier to organize your thoughts in an object-oriented programming language like VB .NET.
4. There are a lot of books and tutorials to improve your skills in VB .NET.
5. The VB language itself interfaces with Microsoft applications seamlessly (VBA).

Cons

1. Debugging is very difficult on the VB .NET programming languages especially with long codes.
2. You'll spend hundreds of dollars purchasing development tools from Microsoft (Retail version of Visual Studio costs around $300).

www.microsoft.com, although Microsoft Visual Studio will cost you hundreds of dollars, your software development efforts will be made much easier.