Hi there,
Me and my friend are thinking of developing a large windows application and need some help in choosing the language that is right for us. We are at university and have experience in C/C++ and Java small software developments, although we are unsure what language/s are used for developing larger software in the real world. Is C++ the main language of choice? And if so, are there IDE's that can do drag-and-drop GUIs for it (like you can with Java)? Any advice or tips on development would be really appreciated.

Cheers,
Nick

C++ is the right choice if you care about EXTREME performance.
If not, you can use the C# ( cause the application is window based ) which is more simple and easy to use and yes, with Visual Studio IDE you can create GUI in a very great way ( as opposed to c++ )

Moreover C# is a java/c++ like language, so it will be easy for you to learn

Do a search of this forum and you will find many other posts that as a similar, if not the same, question as yours.


Not even close. Do a job search and you'll find that Java is probably the most prevalent language at the moment.

Rather than ask "what is the best language?" or "what language should I use?" why don't you try doing a little more research before posting. Right now you're asking us to do your research for you or just guess at what kind of app your building. The language you choose will have a lot to do with the type of application and the requirements for said application. And, like I said, this question has been answered on this forum MANY times.

This post has been edited by Programmist: 10 Oct, 2008 - 02:01 AM

Could you tell a bit more about your application?
If it uses hardware or OS specific things, then probably C++/C# is the way to go, but if it is more like a business application, you could use Java as well, making it easier to port to other platforms later. Also, not extremely performance oriented games are written in Java as well.

Obviously, you should use .NET. I would personally suggest (because you are a beginner to intermediate programmer) that you use Visual Basic (VB.NET).

Any variety of C/C++/C# is just more of a pain in the ass and the payoff is minimal, and in your case, more than likely will have no impact what-so-ever.



You give programmers a bad name, a**hole. Why do you guys always have to be such jerks?

It probably isn't wise to make a large Windows program if you don't know how to program first!

But Java's a pretty solid language and it's fairly easy to use/make crap in.

Why is it being a jerk to simply say "this has already been done, if you search, you can find more advice." ???

I love how people say that~ I've seen a few people saying it to you actually, Programmist

Anyway, I'd have to disagree with you on the VB.NET thing. The OP already stated that they know some C++/Java, so C# would be the way to go~ it's heavily based on the two of those languages. To be honest, it sounds like your only experience is in VB, because you sound pretty biased.

.NET is a Windows specific framework. There are cross platform frameworks that you can use, I personally was looking into C++ with wxWidgets earlier today, and it looks pretty good.

It really depends on the OS that you're developing for. If you work with Windows, and only Windows~ then .NET is probably best for you. Simply for the reason that it requires a lot less work than most languages. (I started a big open source project on the day I started learning C#.NET GUI stuff)

If you're looking to go for a cross-platform solution, go for Java, or a language using wxWidgets.

Hope this helps

Thanks for the advice guys. From what you guys have said and from what I've just seen, C# seems like the way to go. Might see me posting on here again if I have any problems with C# lol.

**Oh nice work jleet, although I don't really take any notice of arrogant programmers. I've gotten used to it since I started computer science at university!

Once again thanks to everyone who replied.

Hi,
I hope I am not too late...

Have you seen MX-Frame business application framework...
Go to www.mxframe.net and check it out. I think you will be interested...

Hope I helped,

Robert