Python will be supported by the Masses.
Oracle (or whoever buys it next) does have the power to strangle JAVA.

On 11/5/2015 3:59 PM, John J. McDonough wrote:
> On Thu, 2015-11-05 at 15:23 -0500, Neil wrote:
>
>> 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?
> A huge advantage of Python is that it is platform-agnostic, open source,
> and mature.  The installer is all that is needed between Windows, Linux
> and Mac.  It has a huge user base with lots of support.  And it's free.
>
> Processing and Xojo are relatively new with small user bases.  That
> might not be much of an issue if the app is pretty much a throw-away,
> but small software outfits disappear with alarming frequency.
>
> VB, of course, is Windows only.  Also, when it comes to moving outside
> the database/forms realm, VB can get pretty messy.  When you say within
> its comfort space, tho, it can be pretty fast and easy.
>
> You might consider Mono/C#.  I don't know how ugly making the GUI gets,
> but M$ has gone to great lengths to make C# development fast, and I
> presume much of that can be duplicated in Mono.  Outside Windows, tho,
> C# is also kind of a niche player.  There is also a pretty big learning
> hump to get over to take advantage of the productivity features.
>
> --McD
>
>

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