Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 18:47:21 +0100 From: Miguel Mendez <flynn@energyhq.homeip.net> To: j mckitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: preferred GUI toolkit for FreeBSD? Message-ID: <20020320184721.A86169@energyhq.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <20020320143946.A91988@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>; from jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org on Wed, Mar 20, 2002 at 02:39:47PM %2B0000 References: <20020320141702.B91598@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <20020320153152.A85339@energyhq.homeip.net> <20020320143946.A91988@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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On Wed, Mar 20, 2002 at 02:39:47PM +0000, j mckitrick wrote:
> I just did a ports search for Fish, and I didn't see your name anywhere.
> Which one are you referring to?
sysutils/thefish
> Do you think it makes any sense to get more familiar with a Java/.Net
> model, since it seems that's the direction things are going in the
> development world?
God knows what direction things are going. Java has some advantages and
if you use Swing it's not that bad. There are some nice tools for java
too. I've only used Forte, so I can't really give my advice in that. If
you use java , you'll have portability and a OO design in your program.
It really depends on what your needs are. The same applies to .net.
Knowing java won't hurt, and, if you already know C++, it's not that
different. Parts of the API resemble the NextStep API too. There's also
a project (gcj) to make a java compiler that targets a specific cpu and
generates native code. Don't know what the real advantage of that would
be, but it's there. .Net gives you a choice of languages you can use. It
really depends on what you want to program, wether you need platform
independence or not, and what language you feel more comfortable with.
Cheers,
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