Best language for Desktop Application

[Hamster]

Delp... nevermind

 

[Hamster]

But I mean you could if you wanted to... https://www.lazarus-ide.org/

 

[ekske1]

English

Until he finds out there isn't such a thing as the 'best language for desktop application', but the best [and correct] tool for the job*.


*Title nitpicking aside

 

[netcruiser]

Delp... nevermind

Actually not a bad choice. There is a free Community edition of Delphi available.

 

[Magnum]

English...Definitely ENGLISH!

 

[Hamster]

Actually not a bad choice. There is a free Community edition of Delphi available.

Yep...

But I mean you could if you wanted to... https://www.lazarus-ide.org/

 

[Spacerat]

But I mean you could if you wanted to... https://www.lazarus-ide.org/

 

[Hamster]

Look it's not my first choice either but OP did mention cross-platform desktop apps. It's good at that.

Personally, I haven't had to develop a desktop app in 5+ years but if I had to and have it be cross platform I'd first investigate Electron, then Python and Java.

But if you already know Delphi or want to learn something new, why the hell not try it?

 

[krycor]

Look it's not my first choice either but OP did mention cross-platform desktop apps. It's good at that.

Personally, I haven't had to develop a desktop app in 5+ years but if I had to and have it be cross platform I'd first investigate Electron, then Python and Java.

But if you already know Delphi or want to learn something new, why the hell not try it?

True.. but eg I worked on a Delphi app a while ago and I’d say learning it (albeit not much of a learning curve) is a bit of waste seeing that you rarely use it.

There was mention of computational aspect to it so that may require packaging a separate component to do the heavy lifting in the background.

 

[Hamster]

I’d say learning it (albeit not much of a learning curve) is a bit of waste seeing that you rarely use it.

You never know. Learning any language (or parts of it) is rarely a complete waste imo. And unless it is Assembly or C/C++ it probably won't take up that much of your time anyway.

 

[zippy]

The thing is... does anyone even pay for new desktop applications now? Open source has pretty much killed this market as an opportunity.

 

[charlieharper]

The thing is... does anyone even pay for new desktop applications now? Open source has pretty much killed this market as an opportunity.

Yeap, true. Most $$$ are in SaaS these days.

 

[andreofthecape]

Actually not a bad choice. There is a free Community edition of Delphi available.

https://www.embarcadero.com/products/delphi/starter

 

[charlieharper]

Electron app memory usage: 150 MB
Native app memory usage: 0 MB (because you never ship it)

 

[[)roi(]]

Electron app memory usage: 150 MB
Native app memory usage: 0 MB (because you never ship it)

Tongue in cheek? Perfect example of Wirth's law.

I avoid electron apps like the plague because they're slow, ugly resource hogs with very little sustainable value.

 

[Hamster]

I avoid electron apps like the plague because they're slow, ugly resource hogs with very little sustainable value.

Agreed. Busy writing a native desktop using my trusty old Atom, just better that way.

 

[[)roi(]]

Agreed. Busy writing a native desktop using my trusty old Atom, just better that way.

Shame, I thought developers only like to punish end users, not themselves.

For me nothing beats either vi, emacs or sublime

 

[biig8]

Electron Js is best

 

[[)roi(]]

Electron Js is best

What exactly makes it better than everything else?

 

[biig8]

What exactly makes it better than everything else?

Cross multiplatform, It does good in every OS