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Programming something in windows, quickly, intuitively, graphically?
It's been several years since I've programmed something, and I'm looking to develop a quickie program for a Windows platform for my new employer. What's the best platform or programming language to develop this? I need some sort of intuitive GUI. Even though I've been out of programming for years, I should be able to pick up the nuances of any programming language given a bunch of help guides and examples to go off of.
I realize that this question is a bit vague, but what I really need is just some ideas of what to use. I have no clue what Java is, it's come after my time. There are probably others out there that can help me as well.
4 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
If you are programming for Windows, the choices are really obvious.
The current programming language of choice for Windows is C#. It's a language developed by Microsoft, which is very similar to Java. If you have experience programming in BASIC, Visual Basic is easy to pick up, and has access to all the same .NET libraries and functions as C#.
Form based applications are easily created with Windows Forms. It has a pretty intuitive drag and drop editor that lets you draw your UI.
Unless you need compatibility with DOS or 16bit Windows, don't bother to learn C++. It's a lot more difficult, and has no benefits for the type of work you want to do.
All of this can be done with Visual Studio, the Integrated Development Environment (IDE) available from Microsoft.
- 1 decade ago
Stick with C++. It is by far the most widely used language. Java is not a language for beginners. If you want something easy, try Visual Basic Express 2008. You can get it free from Microsoft.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Sure, best and easiest right now is Visual Basic.
You can get that from
Microsoft.com/express
its free
and there are plenty of help online. just search VB tutorials.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
C# it have a drag and drop editor for guis , or C++ with wxWidgets
