From: Balachandar <[email protected]>

>> I think it is more of a toy - try dabo if you like. It has much wider
>> support.

>Then what is the use of it.Is there any applications built using
>gambas.Can one build application using it or not??where it lags..

Yes, it is possible to build reasonable size applications using Gambas.

This information is available on the Gambas website:
http://gambasdoc.org/help/app?en&view

Between Gambas and Lazarus, I prefer Lazarus. The reason being that
Lazarus allows you to use a lot of the Delphi components which are
available. Also, I prefer object pascal to basic, but that is just a
personal preference.

Just one of the sites with loads of Delphi source code and components:
http://delphi.icm.edu.pl/

Note that since Lazarus does not exactly match Delphi line to line, there
may be changes needed to get some of these components working.

Other options:

1. Monodevelop
http://monodevelop.com/

2. Also, may I know why you don't favour using Java? IDEs like Netbeans
and Eclipse can be used to develop swing apps. Also, these IDEs have good
tools for working with databases. If you prefer, you could use JavaFX to
create some nifty GUIs and it is all fully supported within Netbeans and
Eclipse.

If you feel so inclined, you could build your application to use the 
Netbeans or Eclipse application frameworks and so you will get a lot of
functionality for free. It is actually quite easy to do:

For netbeans:
http://www.javalobby.org/eps/netbeans_platform/

There are literally 1000s of programs using the Netbeans / Eclipse
frameworks.

3. If you don't mind working with C++, you could use the QT, WxWidgets or
the Gtk framework.

4. Ofcourse, if you prefer dynamic languages and you don't need an IDE for
development, you could use Shoes for Ruby or the innumerable options
available for Python.

Regards,
Prem






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