[ILUG] [OT] Which programming language ?

[Gareth Eason]

	I'll beg to differ with your claims on this occasion - since many 
people that I know (and I'm sure many others that I do not) DO feel the 
claim I posted below has merit. But thanks for sharing :-)

	I'm also going to nip your comment (or more the sentiment behind it) 
regarding this not being an MS-Windows mailing list in the bud. You are 
quite correct. It is the mailing list of the Irish Linux User's Group. I 
use Linux. I'm sure you do. It's _OUR_ mailing list. And since I am (or 
try my very best to be) a proponent of using the best tool for the job, 
I feel it would be remiss of me not to have mentioned Visual Basic in 
the response.

	If you wish to advocate Linux, you are welcome here. If you wish to 
practice Linux zealotry - then please take it elsewhere. I find that 
Linux can sell itself more than adequately on its own merits. Using this 
case in point, I believe Declan has weighed up the options presented to 
him and has gone for a LAMP type solution, simply because the pros 
outweigh the cons.

	Best regards,
	-->Gar



Rick Moen wrote:
> Quoting Gareth Eason (bigbro at skynet.ie):
> 
> 
>>VB is a FINE development language for GUI on a Windows platform....
> 
> 
> However one feels about that (see below), last I checked, this wasn't an
> MS-Windows mailing list.  Not that that kink isn't OK, but the gentleman
> would probably want to seek those particular tips in a more-relevant
> forum.
> 
> 
>>For a 'non-programmer' who wishes to learn a language solely for the 
>>purpose of developing a simple GUI with a minimal amount of back-end 
>>processing, VB is ideal for the job!!! No question about it.
> 
> 
> You'll find that hardly anyone feels this claim has merit, including
> (but hardly limited to) Benoît Minisini, creator of Gambas:
> http://gambas.sourceforge.net/introduction.html
>