[Off Topic] Need Guidence

[bohemian_rhapsody]

Hello All:

I'm a QA engineer but take lots of interest in developing software. Now days i'm in a confusion that which language should i choose to develop small utility program. I'm ok with VB. VC++ not much i know. And i know nothing about Delphi or CBuilder or .Net.

Note that, my interest is to develop plugin for Google desktop, Total Commander, and some simple tool to automate my task.

Can anybody help?

[szlori]

Hi,

It's hard to give such an advice...
1. You should use the language you feel most confortable with
2. For TC, Delphi would be the first choice (since TC itself is written in that) and maybe C/C++ next.

For generic simple tools I think it's fine to use VB.

[SanskritFritz]

If you are familiar with VB and want to develop TC plugins, than this thread might be of interest for you:
http://ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=7963&highlight=scriptwfx
http://ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=7810&highlight=scriptwfx

[bohemian_rhapsody]

2 szlori & SanskritFritz

Thanks for ur response.

[SanskritFritz]

Of course as always, i recommend AutoHotkey for automation.
For TC automation see the wiki entry.

[poiuytr]

Note that, my interest is to develop plugin for Google desktop, Total Commander, and some simple tool to automate my task.

IMHO:
* VB is enough fo simple automation tasks;
* any compiler (programming language) that can build DLL's is suitable for creating TC plugins;
* I do not know nothing about Google desktop .

[djorge]

Choose C#. It can build dll's. Simple and powerful. And easy to learn. I am studing a bit o C# in my free time.

If you your main objective is to code some plugins for TC i would suggest C++ to keep the plugin smaller and to reduce its memory needs.

[D1P]

I can't reccomend something. All programming languages have own pluses and minuses.
I have to study QB/VB, ASM, Pascal/ObjectPascal, C++, and use Delphi (ObjectPascal) for majority of my win-projects. It can build standalone executable files (AFAIK C# use .NET runtime libraries, which slowing down all C# application).

[djorge]

Computers are become more powerful everyday, so the speed is not an issue anymore, unless you really need the speed.

I am not familiar with .NET yet, but it is clear that the its main purpose is to give developers more productivity (like java).

But of course, you must choose the language you feel more confortable with...