Never knew about this -- I guess I've been living under a rock. On 11/5/2015 10:10 PM, Bob Blick wrote: > Of course. > > It's Google and they want you to develop and publish and monetize: > > https://developer.chrome.com/apps/about_apps > > Bob > > On Thu, Nov 5, 2015, at 02:58 PM, Neil wrote: >> Bob, >> >> It is compilable so I can prevent others from seeing my code? >> >> Cheers, >> -Neil. >> >> >> On 11/5/2015 5:02 PM, Bob Blick wrote: >>> Hi Neil, >>> >>> You might peek at Chrome. Chrome apps are coded in javascript and html, >>> and run within the browser. Yes, file save/load and also serial/usb is >>> supported. I have not used it but have seen stuff others have done and >>> it looks great. >>> >>> So that gives you all the desktop OSes plus phones. >>> >>> Bob >>> >>> On Thu, Nov 5, 2015, at 12:23 PM, Neil wrote: >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> I'm looking for recommendations for a PC software development platform= .. >>>> My intention is to build standalone UI-based apps that would connect t= o >>>> my embedded projects via serial/USB, mostly so I can have others >>>> (customers) change settings, view details, etc during development. >>>> >>>> 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 ow= n >>>> 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 = is >>>> fine also. If it's cross-platform that would be a plus. >>>> >>>> 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 al= l >>>> over the place. Any other recommendations? >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> -Neil --=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 .