I would second the opinion on Python and one of the GUI libraries.
(PyQT, tkInter, wxPython) YMMV, IANAP
-Shannon
On 1/11/07, A. Murat Eren <meren@uludag.org.tr> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> On Wednesday 10 January 2007 10:47, Dennis Bourn wrote:
> > so finally,.. my question,.. Can anyone recommend a programming language
> > that fits this bill,.. If I dont hear of anything than ill just start
> > with C. In which case what books do you recommend as good learning
> > material,.. and any books I should stay away from.
>
> Don't start with C. I think it would be a nice end to this project.
>
> Of course you can do everything with C, but if you're not going to implement
> a process scheduler or a new fancy file system or a touch screen driver it is
> not a good idea to use C since there are a bunch of great programming
> languages with cool libraries.
>
> You can do everything with X11 + PyQT, and PyQt would be the best choice I'd
> say. Python is a very fast, very powerful OO language with a great standart
> library. Qt is also a very powerful widget library and it has great Python
> bindings. I strongly recommend you to try this couple first.
>
> You can find so many online reference manuals, e-books, examples and tips
> about Python, Qt and PyQt and it wouldn't take you more than 3 days to start
> coding with Python efficently.
>
> My 2 cents.
>
>
> Best,
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> where consistently the excuse for not doing
> something is not "it's too complicated to do",
> but "it would confuse users" (Linus).
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