Gambas is quite mature on Linux, and attempts are being made to port it
to Windows, but it is so much like VB6 already that porting between the
two is not too bad.

Cheerful regards,
Bob


William "Chops" Westfield wrote:
> On Mar 28, 2008, at 3:19 PM, Dr Skip wrote:
>> If you were to recommend a programming language to a young engineer- 
>> to-be to study before college, what would it be ...
> 
> I didn't see Java on either your "maybe" or "reject" list?
> 
> Alas, writing GUI apps seems to be more about familiarizing yourself  
> with a set of libraries (or "classes") than mastering the language  
> itself.
> 
> You didn't mention Basic-like languages other than VB: RealBasic for  
> instance (not free, but not too expensive, either...)
> 
> BillW
> 
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