Very nicely summarized list.

Even though I know Java (as a language) fairly decently (though I will=20
have to re-learn the environment and resource files, etc), I still can't=20
buy into using it for stuff that has any interaction with real-time=20
applications.  I need to re-investigate to see if I can convince myself=20
towards this route again, as I've used it previously for corporate=20
applications, some Android dev, and even FIRST robotics.

Mid this year, I got back into Android programming, and thought I'd go a=20
different direction (rather than Java, Eclipse, etc), and came across=20
B4A (Basic for Android), which is quite nice.  I've only tinkered with=20
it enough to create a basic bluetooth control app, but that went pretty=20
smoothly and it's pretty well documented.  For $59 it's a no-brainer. =20
Though I've put that on hold as the interface for my Maker Faire=20
cookie-printer project was developed quicker with Python.

I will investigate MonoDevelop.  From bits I've read, I can create full=20
apps with this using the .NET libraries, and not have to purchase any=20
Visual Studio stuff... is this correct?

Cheers,
-Neil.


On 11/6/2015 4:34 PM, Brian Hetrick wrote:
> Compiled languages targeting both Linux and Windows include C, C#, Java,
> and Visual Basic (the .NET version, a completely different animal than
> VB 6 or VBA; do not expect expertise to transfer).
>
> On Windows, the primary development environment is Visual Studio.
> Express and Community editions are free. Visual Studio does not support
> Java out of the box, but there are add-ins. MonoDevelop is commonly used
> on Linux, but is also available on Windows. MonoDevelop is no cost.
>
> The primary development environments for the Java platform are NetBeans,
> Eclipse, and BlueJ. The primary development environments for the Android
> platform (Java language, different libraries and ecosystem) are Android
> Studio, to some extent IntelliJ and Eclipse. Everything so far is no
> cost. There are commercial solutions for running .NET on Android, as
> well.
>
> Both the Java and .NET platforms supply standardized ways to talk with
> serial lines. Windows and Linux talk with USB ports very differently;
> both Java and .NET operating-specific libraries exist and are no cost.
>

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