Hi,
I would like to build a desktop
application to run in Windows. And I am looking to the future... 10
years, if that is possible.
With mobile computing (smart phones)
starting to emerge, and a possible future dominance by Apple devices,
I would like to try to prep for that too.
25 years ago I learned dBaseII and
liked it. For that time is was very feature rich and very powerful.
Then I followed with dBase+, III+, FoxBase+, FoxPro DOS and Windows,
and finally Visual Foxpro. Really enjoyed that 13 year run. M$
bought VFP and now it is almost dead.
I moved to Perl for a short time, ASP
for a short time, and then PHP, where I am now.
Looking back I can say I learned one
major lesson - be careful what sills you build and maintain.
So I am needing to learn a new skill to
create this simple Windows Application. I was thinking of C++
because no matter where the market goes C will more than likely be
useful on Windows, MAC, and Linux.
Then there is Java. The write once run
everywhere language. Nice thing about Java is I can build web apps
with it as well. As phones become smarter, I suspect there will be
some real need there also. Then I also hear the rumor of OSX running
on phones. Nice!
So when the day is done and gone I do
not want to spend a bunch of time learning a new language and the
development tools that go along with it and find I wasted my time.
Any Suggestions?
Thanks in advance!
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Keith Smith
2 Chronicles 7:14 (New International) : if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
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