On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 12:39:45 +1300 Lindsay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have been programming in Visual Basic on Windows for years. I am a > newbie to Linux, but wonder if there is a similar development program > available for use in Linux ( I haven't followed this thread through and > may be back tracking.) most linux users will decry basic, it is a pretty average language. there are "clones" of visual basic that run on linux. take a look at http://gambas.sf.net as for integrated development environments in general, again many linuxistas decry them, claiming that vi|emacs is all the ide they need. Thats a fair call if you are developing kernel drivers or daemons. Developing gui's is easier though if you can point and click where you want the buttons to appear. At the same time there are quite a few more or less integrated environments in the sense of visual basic and the other microsoft/borland feel-alikes. kdevelop is one that springs to mind. also borland make a linux version of delphi called kylix - is it still around/updated? > > > Sure. Programming concepts are mostly transferable from language to > > language, except, perhaps, odd cases like haskell, or even worse, prolog. > > > > I'm not so sure, though, that a 3GL is the best place to start > > programming - too close to the machine IMHO. > > > > Cheers, > > Carl. > > > > -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
