Have you considered Delphi ?
..Net flavours available also, apparently.

NickHK

"AD108" wrote in message
...
I am considering learning to develop in the Visual Studio environment. Is
this the cutting edge for programming? Would this be a way to learn C#,
C++
, and Java.

I have no formal tech education due to circumstances, but have taught
myself
to develop some applications with VBA. I would like to continue on and
learn the skills needed to get a decent job in the future, or to start my
own ISV.

Thanks in advance.