Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2001 13:44:14 -0600 From: "Mike Meyer" <mwm-dated-1009827854.6558ca@mired.org> To: "Karl M. Joch" <k.joch@kmjeuro.com> Cc: <freebsd-chat@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: programming language suggestions? Message-ID: <15402.10382.236241.684307@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <00da01c18def$b1637530$0a05a8c0@ooe.kmjeuro.com> References: <00da01c18def$b1637530$0a05a8c0@ooe.kmjeuro.com>
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Karl M. Joch <k.joch@kmjeuro.com> types: > Hi, > > we are in planing of moving our accounting system (www.nium.at) on a new > level. i am looking for suggestions on a programming language which is able > too: > > - compile on freebsd, linux and windows (optional) > - has toolkits for character gui and graphical gui > - is able to access sql databases, if possible without wrapper > - is not on the low level like C > - is not an interpreter, means it must compile binaries > - is GPL or at least with low cost runtime licences > - is already popular, means there should be active development on the > compiler > > i would prefer cobol or some 4gl rapid development system. There is a cobol compiler in the ports tree. Eiffel sounds like what you want. The commercial package from eiffel.org does pretty much everything you want, except run on FreeBSD. There are compilers in the ports tree, so you could develop with the IDE on Linux or Windows, then move the code to FreeBSD. I do wonder why you insist on it not being an interpreter. It's not unheard of for applications to be come faster when moved to an interpreter, and being willing to use a GPL'ed compiler means you aren't afraid of having to ship source. Oh yeah - does Java count as compiled? <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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