Re: Whats a good way to write GUI apps



in 630883 20070130 214920 CBFalconer <cbfalconer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
colin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

I need to write a couple of small GUI applications but have never
done so on Linux (I'm a C/Delphi programmer on Windows normally)

I'm fairly conversant with linux but have never written any code
for it.

I know this tends to be subjective and I dont want a flame war but
can anyone suggest the best language to learn to do this with?

I'm using Centos 4 if that's at all relevant.

Use C, especially since you are already familiar with it. You have
one of the best C compilers available in gcc. The GUI part is
another matter, but I am sure some libraries exist to give you easy
access to X via Gnome or KDE.

GUIs are a whole 'nother matter in C!

Quickest way to produce GUI programs on a strange platform is Java.
.



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