Task: Straddling checkerboard
Go: package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "strings"
)

func main() {
    key := `
 8752390146
 ET AON RIS
5BC/FGHJKLM
0PQD.VWXYZU`
    p := "you have put on 7.5 pounds since I saw you."
    fmt.Println(p)
    c := enc(key, p)
    fmt.Println(c)
    fmt.Println(dec(key, c))
}

func enc(bd, pt string) (ct string) {
    enc := make(map[byte]string)
    row := strings.Split(bd, "\n")[1:]
    r2d := row[2][:1]
    r3d := row[3][:1]
    for col := 1; col <= 10; col++ {
        d := string(row[0][col])
        enc[row[1][col]] = d
        enc[row[2][col]] = r2d+d
        enc[row[3][col]] = r3d+d
    }
    num := enc['/']
    delete(enc, '/')
    delete(enc, ' ')
    for i := 0; i < len(pt); i++ {
        if c := pt[i]; c <= '9' && c >= '0' {
            ct += num + string(c)
        } else {
            if c <= 'z' && c >= 'a' {
                c -= 'a'-'A'
            }
            ct += enc[c]
        }
    }
    return
}

func dec(bd, ct string) (pt string) {
    row := strings.Split(bd, "\n")[1:]
    var cx [10]int
    for i := 1; i <= 10; i++ {
        cx[row[0][i]-'0'] = i
    }
    r2d := row[2][0]-'0'
    r3d := row[3][0]-'0'
    for i := 0; i < len(ct); i++ {
        var r int
        switch d := ct[i]-'0'; d {
        case r2d:
            r = 2
        case r3d:
            r = 3
        default:
            pt += string(row[1][cx[d]])
            continue
        }
        i++
        if b := row[r][cx[ct[i]-'0']]; b == '/' {
            i++
            pt += string(ct[i])
        } else {
            pt += string(b)
        }
    }
    return
}

VB: 

Function encrypt(ByVal originalText, ByVal alphabet, blank1, blank2)
  Const notEscape = "0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ."
  Dim i, j, curChar, escChar, outText
  Dim cipher  
  Set cipher = CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")
  
  alphabet = UCase(alphabet) : j = 0
  For i = 1 To 28
    curChar = Mid(alphabet, i, 1)
    Select Case True
      Case i>= 1 And i<= 8
        If j = blank1 Or j = blank2 Then j = j + 1  
		cipher.Add curChar, CStr(j)
        j = j + 1
      Case i>= 9 And i<=18
		cipher.Add curChar, CStr(blank1) & CStr(i -  9)
      Case i>=19 And i<=28
		cipher.Add curChar, CStr(blank2) & CStr(i - 19)
    End Select 
    If InStr(notEscape, curChar) = 0 Then
      escChar = curChar
      
    End If
  Next 
  For i = 0 To 9: cipher.Add CStr(i), cipher(escChar) & CStr(i): Next 
  
  originalText = UCase(originalText)
  For i = 1 To Len(originalText)
    outText = outText & cipher(Mid(originalText, i, 1))
  Next 
  encrypt=outText
End Function 
 
Function decrypt(ByVal cipherText, ByVal alphabet, blank1, blank2)
  Const notEscape = "0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ."
  Dim i, j, curChar, escCipher, outText
  Dim cipher  
  Set cipher = CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")
  
  alphabet = UCase(alphabet) : j = 0
  For i = 1 To 28
    curChar = Mid(alphabet, i, 1)
    Select Case True
      Case i>= 1 And i<= 8
        If j = blank1 Or j = blank2 Then j = j + 1  
		cipher.Add CStr(j),curChar
        j = j + 1
      Case i>= 9 And i<=18
        cipher.Add CStr(blank1) & CStr(i -  9), curChar
      Case i>=19 And i<=28
        cipher.Add CStr(blank2) & CStr(i - 19), curChar
    End Select 
    If InStr(notEscape, curChar) = 0 Then
      
      arrayKeys=cipher.keys
      escCipher = arrayKeys(cipher.count-1)
      
    End If
  Next 
  For i = 0 To 9: cipher.Add escCipher & CStr(i), CStr(i): Next 
  
  i = 1
  Do While i <= Len(cipherText)
    curChar = Mid(cipherText, i, 1)
    If curChar = CStr(blank1) Or curChar = CStr(blank2) Then
      curChar = Mid(cipherText, i, 2)
      If curChar = escCipher Then curChar = Mid(cipherText, i, 3)
    End If 
    outText = outText & cipher(curChar)
    i = i + Len(curChar)
  Loop 
  decrypt=outText
End Function 
 
  message = "One night-it was on the twentieth of March, 1888-I was returning"
  cipher = "HOLMESRTABCDFGIJKNPQUVWXYZ./"
  
  
  
  
  Buffer=Buffer & "Original: " & message & vbCrlf 
  encoded = encrypt(message, cipher, 3, 7)
  Buffer=Buffer &  "encoded: " & encoded & vbCrlf
  decoded = decrypt(encoded, cipher, 3, 7)
  Buffer=Buffer &  "decoded: " & decoded & vbCrlf
  Wscript.Echo Buffer