I dabble in programming in my spare time (mostly PHP, but I know a little Java and a little C++), and I'm curious: what's the best language for writing GUI-driven applications?
I'd prefer something that can actually be compiled into an executable, like C(++), rather than Python/Java/etc. because I don't want to require that a colossal interpreter be installed (obviously portability would be a nice benefit of this). Also, I'd like to be able to focus on writing code, not tedious GUI-building, so simplicity is another aspect.
Any thoughts?
Rick Smith // Paladin225
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I don't know this really well, but Delphi is famous for being good here ( and only here
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You can also use Brainfuck. It's text based, but I'd love to see an ASCII art ui written in it
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If you are doing somthing really simple I would use AutoIt. I used it for quite a few programs.
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AFAIK there's no AI compiler. It can be wrapped to interpreting stub (just like NSIS or AHK). And the interpreter starts up quite slowly...But I can tell nothing bad about the language.
"Those people who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do." Asimov
wxWidgets wins hands down for me every time. It is a C++ GUI framework with some great dev tools. Even better I managed to implement localisation in PUSS/Toucan using wxWidgets in less than ten lines. And its cross platform to boot
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Sounds good... I'll have a look into it. Is there one particular IDE that is particularly good for using wxWidgets?
(And what's PUSS/Toucan?)
Rick Smith // Paladin225
Rick Smith // Paladin225
I use DialogBlocks (commercial), but Code::Blocks and wxDev-Cpp are both open source and very good. An easy way to get DialogBlocks is with the official book, a copy is included. As for PUSS/Toucan well, here is the main link for the moment, if you want to have a look the source is in SVN here.
If you go with it and ever want a hand, just ask and I'll put up my e-mail (although it is already on this site if you look!)
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Steve Lamerton
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I'll have a look at those...
Which is easier to use/get set up?
Rick Smith // Paladin225
Rick Smith // Paladin225
although don't quote me on this, that the most recent Code::Blocks nightlies are portable by default, so that might be easier, its more of a personal preference thing though.
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Steve Lamerton
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... but I was referring to figuring it out
I'm not very good at C++, and GUI programming is beyond me. I'm looking for the most helpful IDE. Is Code::Blocks good at that?
Rick Smith // Paladin225
Rick Smith // Paladin225