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what software/language used to develop linux apps

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  • 20-08-2003 3:15pm
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    McGintyMcGoo
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    Greetings

    Quick question!

    I have been developing VB applications linking to MSSQL for a number of years now! Our company is investigating the possibility of moving over to Open Source OSs and software (i.e. Linux, MySQL etc.). What is the Linux platform equivalent of an event driven language such as VB!! And what development software is available(i.e. the equivalent of VisualStudio)?

    Any quick answers or links would be greatly appreciated!

    Joe


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    dazberry
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    You could give Kylix a try, Kylix being the Linux version of Delphi.

    http://www.borland.com/kylix/

    D.


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    Trojan
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    There's always Java.

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    Greenbean
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    Kdevelop on kde was pretty damn good when I used it 3 years ago - up to the standard of visual studio, and not necessarily tied into kde.


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    Typedef
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,564 ✭✭✭Typedef


    glade?

    LAMP[1]?

    [1]Linux , Apache , MySQL, PHP.


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    phobos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,322 ✭✭✭phobos


    Originally posted by Trojan
    There's always Java.
    True. GUI Programming & Database programming in Java is surprisingly easy, and you always have the comfort in knowing that your code is completely portable in the event of deploying it to Win32 platforms too.

    Having said that Java isn't event driven like <=VB6.

    But I've been writing software for Linux in Java for the past few months, and even PDA's running Linux (the Sharp Zaurus).

    ;-phobos-)


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    McGintyMcGoo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 333 ✭✭McGintyMcGoo


    Thanks for the suggestions!!


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