From:	"bdeck" <bdeck AT lycos DOT co DOT uk>
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Subject:	Re: Hello
Date:	Wed, 13 Aug 2003 20:44:43 +0200
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"John" <ag AT agdp DOT de> wrote in message
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> Hello,
> i have learned about the existance of djgpp since some months but I had
> never started 'seriously' too look into it.
>
> Now, after I had installed Win2000 again from scratch for various reasons,
I
> find that my Visual Basic disks are corrupted and cant install them any
> more.
> I want to take this opportunity to finally 'abandon' Visual Basic.
> I also don't want di switch to Delphi.
> What I am looking for is a developing system which  :

Just curious: what is wrong with Delphi?


> a) is easily obtainable via download (no, its not the couple of dollars
that
> I want to avoid to spend, but certainly I dont want a system which costs
> over 200 dollars)

DJGPP is free and downloadable on many mirrors, including CVS of latest
cutting-edge advances.


> b) can provide me with  .EXE file with all libraries included which runs
on
> all Windows platforms

DJGPP is the best for this. Resulting exectuables are among the fastest
32-bit available.


> c) allows me to develop a GUI (almost) as simply as with VisualBasic.
This is the problem. If you need gooey software, stick with VB... or switch
to a run-time system like Tcl/Tk, Java, etc. Another thought: how compley
are your gooey needs... you might be able to do it in curses, which will
give you speed, portability, exe, etc. But there is currently no
mouse-enabled curses lib for DJGPP, AFAIK.


> Do you think I'm right with the choice of djgpp  ???

The problem with gooey software is that native GUIs are always
platform-specific. Depending on your needs, an approach I could suggest is
mixed C and Tcl/Tk programming, which would give you speed, gooey, and
portability. Java is very powerful and reliable, but tantamount to
'snailware'.

If you are looking for cushy, proprietary, high level 'no-programming
necessary' drag-and-drop gooey builders, go back to VB.


Regards,
Ben

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