Pretty much any language you pick will have some type of user forum. I would not use VB 6.0 as it's dead. There are commercial games developed with Python. C++ isn't fun. Java may be too slow for your choice. Ruby is getting lots of attention lately, but I don't know how good it is for games.

>So here I am wanting to explore a new language beyond VFP but not knowing which language would make the best use of my time and offer the greatest fulfillment. My objectives are partially business and partially personal (I'd like to invest in something fun that would allow me to create a simple game or two.) (I know, I can do that with VFP also.)
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>Options include
>Visual Basic
>Java
>Python
>C++
>C#
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>Key would be a great user forum like UT where I can get help. Any thoughts, suggestions, admonishments, or other words of wisdom will be carefully considered.
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>(No flames please. I have a tender personality.)
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>Thanks