

NET family of languages including C# and VB.NET. One of these tools is Microsoft Visual Studio, the development suite that provides access to the. If you want to get serious about programming, however, it’s important to expand your skillset beyond Access with tools that are in demand by potential employers and customers.

Its user-friendly interface provides an easy learning curve and introduction to the basics of relational databases, data entry forms and report design. I’ve written a lot about Microsoft Access over the years and still believe it’s a great training ground for people who want to learn to design database applications.

(This article was updated in August 2018 for use with Visual Studio 2017.) Moving Beyond Microsoft Access
