FWIW I've used Xojo (formerly RealStudio, formerly RealBasic) for over a de= cade now. One plus for it - the cross platform compilation is pretty good = (at least Mac and Windows, I have less use for Linux builds). While you can= do conditional compilation on a per target basis, you rarely need to. It m= ostly "just works". On Nov 5, 2015, at 3:39 PM, Neil wrote: > Windows primarily, but if it generates code for Mac or Linux, that would= =20 > be a plus. If there's an option to purchase an add-on to generate=20 > Mac/Linux code, that would be fine also. >=20 > Cheers, > -Neil. >=20 >=20 >=20 > On 11/5/2015 3:29 PM, Vartan Haghverdi wrote: >> What is your target platform: Windows, OS X, Linux, other? >>=20 >> On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 3:23 PM, Neil wrote: >>=20 >>> Hi all, >>>=20 >>> I'm looking for recommendations for a PC software development platform. >>> My intention is to build standalone UI-based apps that would connect to >>> my embedded projects via serial/USB, mostly so I can have others >>> (customers) change settings, view details, etc during development. >>>=20 >>> Priorities are simplicity (ie: easy to learn and use), and generates >>> relatively non-bloated code. I don't mind investing time in learning >>> some tool, as long as it's documented properly (ie: comes with its own >>> tutorials, so I don't have to chase down tutorials/examples around the >>> internet). I don't mind paying for it within reason (say within a >>> couple hundred dollars for now). I'm fluent with C, and Pascal/Basic i= s >>> fine also. If it's cross-platform that would be a plus. >>>=20 >>> So far, I'm looking at Processing, Xojo and Visual Basic. I hear that = I >>> can compile Python, but it seems that the libraries, etc are strewn all >>> over the place. Any other recommendations? >>>=20 >>> Cheers, >>> -Neil >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> -- >>> http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >>> View/change your membership options at >>> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >>>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >=20 > --=20 > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist Chris Smolinski Black Cat Systems http://www.blackcatsystems.com --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .