VB.Net or C++

[Mpe]

i'm a PHP programmer but i would like to start learning VB.NET or C++ and could not make up my mind between the two. Can u please give some suggestions.. and which one works better with MySQL and which is much easier to learn

[Zangetsu]

@MPE: Buddy it depends upon interest in programming.if u believe that u have will to become a hardcore programmer then I suggest C++ over VB.NET
bcoz,C++ is versatile programming language used everywhere not like VB.NET which is limited.and classes & assemblies of .NET are itself created in C++

[krishnandu.sarkar]

I think he meant C#