4 replies to this topic

[NeoCris]

Hello.
I would like to know opinions on which languages I should use to develop a windows application.

I've experience with several languages (C/C++/Java/Lisp) but I've only developed application for linux and very few had a graphical interface.

The application I'll be starting soon will be mostly about communicating with a database. Retrieving, sending and changing data in real time.
For what I've been reading WPF seems to be the way to build nice interfaces in windows but I'm not sure what language I should use to accompany it. It's important that the program has a nice interface and its not to heavy on the system.

So please give me your opinions because I really don't want to start this project and find out that the language I chosen isn't giving me the flexibility to do what I need.

THanks.

[TheCompBoy]

Myself i would go with my favorite language C#.

It has great way of creating UI and its easy to use microsofts databases.. Google around about windows forms for C#.
You can drag & drop the whole UI making it realy easy to get the design that you want.

[NeoCris]

Ty for the reply!
Do you know if C# apps dealing with fairly large databases are too heavy on the system in comparison to more versatile languages like c++?
And what about issues with compatibility in older versions of windows(2000/xp) ?

[mebob]

C# is a good choice for the design of the UI, but if you want to stick with C++ or C you could use GTK+ © or wxWidgets(C++). There are GUI designers for both of them: Glade for GTK+, wxFormBuilder and wxSmith (a CodeBlocks plugin) for wxWidgets.

[WingedPanther]

Generally, the language you access the database will matter much less than having an appropriate database backend that has been properly configured. Unless you intend to return hundreds or thousands of records at a time (probably a bad idea in the first place), it's choosing MySQL/Oracle/MS SQL Server over something toyish like Access that will make the difference.