Best programming langauage for desktop applications?

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AlTheGr8 13 years ago

.NET is not a language but a development framework. There are multiple languages you can use with .NET. If you are looking for a simple language to get started then I would recommend VB.NET.
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Jimmy Reilly

13 years ago

Originally Posted by NetvisionUk

We are looking to find out which is the best programming language to use for desktop applications?

There seems to be many programming languages rolling around at this current time. .Net seems to be the most likely?

Our game is into marketing softwares, web applications, desktop applications but are looking to either get into creating our own applications or joining forces with a few programmers on a joint venture basis.

is .net the preffered language?

I build all of my desktop software products in c#, so that's what I'd recommend. You should also look into adobe air which is cross-platform giving you the most compatibility, and it can be deployed as a desktop application. One of the biggest complaints I get is that my tools are not Mac compatible. It is possible to build applications for the Mac in c# and .net by porting it using mono, however I have never attempted it so I couldn't comment on how easy it is.

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NetvisionUk

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Reilly472

I build all of my desktop software products in c#, so that's what I'd recommend. You should also look into adobe air which is cross-platform giving you the most compatibility, and it can be deployed as a desktop application. One of the biggest complaints I get is that my tools are not Mac compatible. It is possible to build applications for the Mac in c# and .net by porting it using mono, however I have never attempted it so I couldn't comment on how easy it is.

Adobe air, is this more expensive to create/hire? for desktop applications?

We ourselves have imac's so obviously adobe air would be more attracted to us. but currently using Vmware to create a virtual machine to run windows deskptop applications.

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nsdoi

13 years ago

Hello...

If i have a choice then I would definitely choose Vb .NET....because currently it is the best for desktop application.

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Tashi Mortier 13 years ago

I would recommend using C++ and the Qt Framework.

This is a very professional solution that even huge companies like Adobe use.

It is very fast and you can start completely for free (Qt is now LGPL'ed, that means if you don't change anything in their code and don't link statically you don't have to pay)

.NET is a platform like the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) different programming languages are available for it. I wouldn't recommend it since it's slower than a native application.

With Qt you get access to a browser and all kinds of networking functionality AND you can compile your program for Macintosh or Linux without changes (if you only used Qt and standard C++)

Qt also takes away most of the pain that comes from memory management.

You can see how easy it is to work with Qt here:

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- techmeaux 13 years ago
  
  If you want to just build small stuff, or prototype apps you may redesign later in a lower level language, then use VB, you could even build straight out of Excel or Word, since they have VB in their VBA IDE.
  
  You could use Visual Studio since you could then have multiple lnguage options. I say this, becaue for rapid development, VB is about the quickest to learn, and there are a couple good sites with applications you can learn from, like planet-source-code dot com.
  
  The Java developer network also has IDE's you can download and develop in for free, also with many communities to help with learning, questions and sample projects.
  
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- wayfarer 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Tashi Mortier
  
  I would recommend using C++ and the Qt Framework.
  
  This is exactly what I was going to recommend. This is better IMO than Java or something else that uses a virtual machine, because it doesn't require that anything be installed on the user's machine (only about 75% of users have Java installed). Being able to compile to native code on both a Mac and PC is very powerful (Linux too).
  
  If you were building an application for use by a specific industry, I would say go ahead and use something like Java, or maybe even Python, because it will be faster to develop with and you can just make a requirement that the JVM be installed (or Python's VM). Java is generally much faster than Python, but if your application is not performance critical, Python is still fast enough to handle most things.
  
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  h_al 13 years ago
  
  It all depends on the kind of applications you are developing. If you're looking for something multi-platform and robust, go for Java. If efficiency plays a big factor in your application, go for C++, as suggested by others.
  
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  rackverse 13 years ago
  
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  One of the biggest concerns is cross-platform compatibility. .Net is great for windows desktops (I program in that with C# - and C#.NET vs VB.NET -- please, you can use either)
  
  But if you want it to run on Macs AND PCs then you want to go with Java or Adobe Air - it's just easier for everyone.
  
  Alternatively, if you can make it web-based then it can also work for everyone.
  
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ttomjoly

13 years ago

I Think, Visual Basic is One Of The Best Programming Language For Desktop Application.Most Of The People Use This Language.It is Very Simple and also Easy to Use.in This Language You have To just Drag and Drop The Object as per Your Requirement.

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franklein

13 years ago

Now a days, Many language are available in a Programming. But The best language of Programming in Desktop application is a VB.net. It's very Best Language for Desktop Application.

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Ben_Swann77

13 years ago

Now many programing languages are available for desktop applications but my own experience is "Visual Basic.Net" is the best for desktop applications.

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IMmoneydeals

13 years ago

Since you mentioned you work on macs, I think you're definitely going to want to look at using something like the Qt framework. Write your code once, and create applications that can run on OS X and Windows.

Java and Adobe Air are other cross platform options, but because they're running in a VM they will end up running a little bit slower than something running native code like a Qt Application.

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brian culbert

13 years ago

.Net platform is suitable for app running on windows platforms. but if you need an app running on all platforms (windows, Linux, Mac OS, ...) Use JAVA it is little bit harder but efficient for multi-tier programs.

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lundager

13 years ago

C++ definitely

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Frankie Yale

13 years ago

Real Studio 2010

* Cross Platform - compile for Windows, Mac & Linux all from one code
* Easy as hell

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codefish

10 years ago

If you want to be easy, you could use dynamic language (C++and Java frameworks can be real pain if you want to make something simple quickly). Python with TkInter (no need to install anything extra - just Python). Easy and suitable for small applications. Now looking native. Biggest disadvantage is that it has only the basic controls - no WebView, Audio-Video Control and so on.

Generally, you should choose the framework (and language coming with it) based on the requirements of the application you want to build.

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surajraj

10 years ago

If you are interested in creating windows based application the prefer C# or vb.net. For cross platform app ( i.e for windows and others also ) C++ is best option.

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Member8200

10 years ago

.NET is a framework. Platform compatibility is one of issue you need to consider on developing desktop applications.

If you want to build your software to be platform independent, then i would recommend you use java. Easy to work with and it's efficient.

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nyrsimon

10 years ago

Has anybody looked at Tide - tidesdk dot org?

It looks like you can bring your web skills to the desktop, across all platforms (Windows, Mac & Linux) - kind of like phonegap for the desktop....

I haven't used it, but am seriously considering it. It would mean I would be working in javascript for web development, javascript on the backend (node.js) and javascript on my desktop apps. Which would be AMAZING.

Any thoughts people?

Smon

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Member8200

10 years ago

Originally Posted by nyrsimon

Has anybody looked at Tide - tidesdk dot org?

It looks like you can bring your web skills to the desktop, across all platforms (Windows, Mac & Linux) - kind of like phonegap for the desktop....

I haven't used it, but am seriously considering it. It would mean I would be working in javascript for web development, javascript on the backend (node.js) and javascript on my desktop apps. Which would be AMAZING.

Any thoughts people?

Smon

Haven't heard of that, but i do know phonegap, it really amazing. I can build smartphone version of my websites in any mobile platforms.

If that 'Tide' you're talking about can do for desktop application versions, then that would be really great. It will save me a lot of time and coding. Thanks mate for sharing, i'm gonna go and search about it.

Cheers.

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nyrsimon

10 years ago

Originally Posted by Member8200

Haven't heard of that, but i do know phonegap, it really amazing. I can build smartphone version of my websites in any mobile platforms.

If that 'Tide' you're talking about can do for desktop application versions, then that would be really great. It will save me a lot of time and coding. Thanks mate for sharing, i'm gonna go and search about it.

Cheers.

Let us know if you do you use it and what you think, I'm gonna play with it at the end of the year when things normally quieten down a bit....!

Simon

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friday2062015

9 years ago

hello
i recommend to use VB.Net because it is the simplest programming language and every thing is supported by it and by it framework.

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zunloveu

8 years ago

Before, i had worked in .Net for building win-service and desktop application. In java, you may research some framwork support building desktop appication. Google for it.

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zerotohope

8 years ago

I think depends, you may create desktop application with python, java, .net, c , c++ , so it is your choice which one you use , last time i use javafx library for my final year project

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techmew

8 years ago

When i was a developer for a company that wanted to work solely with Microsoft products, i was developing software application in C# with MSSQL as the database and that worked pretty well. But what i liked the most was when i was working for another company and i was able to use JavaScript to build desktop apps with Adobe Air. That was purely awesome..

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Martin smith

8 years ago

Mainly it all depends on the kind of application you want to develop.For security purpose you may choose Java, C++ or C#(.Net).

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Best programming langauage for desktop applications?

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