On 13/10/2010 08:07, Peter Alexander wrote:
On 13/10/10 4:15 AM, so wrote:
Does Java come with a standard gui library? Yes.
Does C come with a standard gui library? No.
C didn't need a gui library to be successful, and didn't come with one.
On the other hand Java/C# have to have one, packed, and they do come
with (at least)one.
If your language has a "system programming" in its feature lists, these
kind of libraries have very low priority, let alone specific IDE.
C didn't need a GUI library because there was no competition with a GUI
library.
Like it or not, in this day and age, people expect GUI libraries and
IDEs. In fact, most programmers have no idea how to compile code without
an IDE. Moreover, most people think that the IDE and the language are
the *same thing* (evidenced by the number of people that tag their C++
theory questions as "visual studio" on stackoverflow.com).
I agree that solving the compiler bugs and language issues are top
priority, but after that, I'd say IDE and GUI library come next (doesn't
have to be a standard GUI library -- just any robust library).
I would a say a modern IDE, together with other toolchain programs
(debugger, build tools) are much more important than a GUI library. This
due to the fact that they would be used by many more developers than
those who would want to use a GUI library.
--
Bruno Medeiros - Software Engineer
