I know this has been said before and im sure it will be said again.

At the weekend i bought a book on c++ (for dummies) and after just 10 minutes of reading i have a very basic idea of what it is and its all starting to make sense, i really recommend it even if u only read enough to understand what a programs doing and not to write one

Yea i'll like to take a look at some c++ too..
It's a really great help for alot of things to know the basics

what about c#?

c# icky! actually ive never sued it, but c/cpp/perl do everything i need

HAY, c# happens to be my strong language

I started off doing markup languages like html and vb, and along with doing html, i learned java.
Being an irc junkie i am now very fluent in mirc language which is, in my head, similar to java and c#
I also took a course of c++ last year in 10th grade, but as far as im concerned, if you know c++ and java, then c# will be a breeze for you.

It has its advantages and disadvantages just like every language has versus others, but honestly and "c" language is worth the pursue.

VB == Script Kiddies (just another markup language)
C, C++, C# == Programming

Just my opinion

If you would like to learn C#, Microcenter has some good books on clearance. I got 2 really good ones last week for $4 a piece

10 minutes?

There is nothing more dangerous than person who has read half of the book....