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Janis Sauss
4,672 PointsDesktop program
Hello, Could you please tell me which track or what language should I start learning to make a primitive program which you would run on your computer? A primitive example would be the program "Calculator" which you launch and then interact.
Thank you for the help.
Janis Sauss
2 Answers
Zachary Kaufman
1,463 PointsC#, Java and Python are the best languages for that. Good luck :) (Python has a ton of info on how to make applications for desktop on Treehouse, that's what I'd suggest)
Alexander Davison
65,469 PointsRuby is also a good choice.
Janis Sauss
4,672 PointsJanis Sauss
4,672 PointsAnd what would be the best tool or platform to make these applications? Microsoft Visual Studio? Netbeans? Or other?
Alexander Davison
65,469 PointsAlexander Davison
65,469 PointsHere's a list of text editors:
You can look these up if you want
If you want a longest list of text editors, look it up.