Advice on language choice

[tcsoccerman]

I've recently been looking into learning a new language, although this decision seems to have lots of influences and would like your opinion.

As you likely know, i am working on a Hockey statistical program. In my new GUI, i use lots of animations and moving of controls during user-time. This adds the idea that..

*the language must be quick on amations, and moving of graphics.

Also related to the hockey program, is the idea that i want an .exe output. I want this because a.) it is alot more simple to use than, scripts(i believe) and .net framework sord of thing(c#, my current language). also you don't need a large knowledge of file types to use it. so, i'd like the language..

*to make .exe files.

Another factor in choosing the language is that i may be looking into a mac. Mac has a built in compiler using "objective-C" programming language which is evidently similiar to normal c. All this adds is a bonus for the "C" language.Another bonus to "C" is that i already know how the basic syntax is from coding ASSS. BUT the big ouch for "C" is that there isn't any good C visual debugger/compiler/editer. which comes to the next idea....

*the language should have a good compiler/editor/debugger that is visual (gui) meaning you can drag and drop items to make automatic generated _ *code. please also note that microsoft visual compilers tend to run slow on my pc(windows xp).

Hopefully someone has some knowledge of languages advantages/disadvantages. Thank you again ss community.

 

P.S. Learning new languages is of interest. Will certainly help my knowledge in the area.

Edited November 30, 2007 by tcsoccerman

[rootbear75]

all i can say is Rosetta Stone ftw

[»Purge]

Rosetta Stone doesn't teach you programming languages.

 

tc, Visual Basic is pretty easy when it comes to GUI but I don't know about porting it to a MAC. otherwise you should get to learn how to use GUI using C or C++ in your code. if you want to read, the Dummies books are pretty good in programming tutorials.

[JoWie]

You could try java with gcj. "native machine code" is what you are looking for on that site Edited November 30, 2007 by JoWie

[rootbear75]

Rosetta Stone doesn't teach you programming languages.

sorry, i didnt read everything in the post

and im sooo tired right now, but if i go to sleep, i'll wake up late and all of the good classes will be taken (registration for freshman opens at 8:00A EST)

and i will probably miss my class too

 

btw: jGRASP is good for java too (along with other languages, it only compiles java afaik)

Edited November 30, 2007 by rootbear75

[masscarnage]

id say go with java like jowie said

 

oh and btw best editing program ever is notepad+ haha

[tcsoccerman]

Java is so similiar to c# it's not even worth changing. I'll probably end up going with purges idea if i do end up changing languages, but i think i've found an alternative in order to stay with c#.

[Drake7707]

If i have to choose between java and visual c# then "I choose you, java" , just because eclipse is sooooooooooooooo muuuuuuuuuchhhhhhhhhhhhhhh beeeeeeeeeeeeettttttttttttttttttttttter than visual c#. Really, going from eclipse ide to ms visual c# ide was such a downgrade.

 

Well, actually, i use vb6 for my own projects, which are not too big in total size, else it would start to get complex.

For more object oriented bigger projects i use java, based on UML drawn diagrams, sequence diagrams, state diagrams, and using as much as design patterns where possible (singleton, factory, adapter, GOF,...).

 

I've used C# a little because XNA 2.0 only works on visual c# >.> (free goodies from microsoft xna event that i went to )

[tcsoccerman]

i use sharpdevelop, not ms visual c#

[»D1st0rt]

jgrasp is the biggest piece, only bluej is worse

 

from your specifications, sounds like you should use C/C++. Dev-C++ would be a good choice of development environment, and so would Visual C++ express

 

For GUI's I like using GTK, which has a visual designer (that generates code) called Glade