I don't know why but i felt inclined to post this.

The first programming language i learnt was Visual Basic 6.0, many people have told me this was a very bad move but i didn't know that it was being taught at school so i learnt it, this was in year 9 and the course went for the first semester only.

Throughout Year 9 and 10 I learnt alot of Visual Basic 6.0, ActionScript 2.0 (just touched the surfaced) and the very basics of C/C++ and Python, i was also introduced to my TI 83+ which introduced me to TI-Basic which i learnt by just fiddling around with my calculator instead of working.
Python I have since forgot as i found it useless, but it lead me to C/C++ which i gave up on because Visual Basic was simpler and back then it seemed futile to spend so long writing the program only to have it do jack all, and have no gooey.

Now i see the what people meant when they said Visual Basic 6 was a bad starting language, as unless you try a language simpler you keep falling back on the simplicity and ease of creation Visual Basic 6.0 allows. I think that the next logical step for me is to migrate Visual Studio 2005 (.net programming) and focus on VB .net for awhile then possibly C# or C++ .net.

So to those of you wanting to start out on a good foot in the programming world, don't start with Visual Basic 6.0.


Anyway, i can now (with a good conscience) post a couple of programs i made and see what you think of them. Source should be included, if it's not then hit me up and I'll re-upload it with the source.

And you never know, maybe you'll post something you've made!

Airwave Chaos
Okay first up is one of my first useful* programs.
It basically plays that really annoying 18000hz noise after the time (in seconds, which you define) runs out.
*Useful is used very badly here, not only is it not useful it is also very annoying
TIP: Change annoy.wav for any other WAV file named annoy.wav to play that instead
Screenshot:

Download: airwave chaos.rar


Generic Port Scanner
This is a relatively old one i made, really simple.
Basically it scans all ports on a given computers IP Address.
Telling you whether they are open, but not if they aren't.
Screenshot:

Download: gps.rar



Generic Packet Sniffer
I was going to post more, but hey this post is long enough as is, so my last one is my packet sniffer that is semi-functional.
It basically sniffs any packets going to and from your computer. I put a fair amount of effort into this one, and will post the source once i clean it up (comments aswell) and if there is any interest in the source.
I haven't been able to test this one as of late, so i can't really update anything. I'm on my laptop that uses wireless instead of a wired connection, and the library i used doesn't support wireless.. At the moment..
Screenshot:

Download: gps-v0.27a.rar

Thanks for checking this thread out, hope you liked some of the programs and maybe you'll post some of your own!
If there's any interest here, i may post some of the other things I've made..