Getting back into programming

[Galdorf]

I am getting back into programming i have experience in C, ASM but in looking into new languages that would allow me to create windows applications for removal of fake av's but i do not want to spend time making gui from scratch.

Any ideas i am sure there are quite a few new ones some of my old borland compilers no longer run on windows 7 so i would rather fast development compared to what i was doing 25 years ago.

I use to punch in hex codes and save memory ranges onto audio tape.

The programs it creates should be standalone executables.

 

[MrUnknown]

if it is only on Windows, there is no real reason to not look into .NET and C#. The runtime is installed on pretty much every system and the IDE can be downloaded for free from Microsoft. The interface designer is great. Visual Studio is an amazing IDE. Also, C# is a great language.

I personally have no real experience in a "real" programming language since Delphi. And even that had it's own framework/payload on each .exe (500kb or so payload). I much prefer writing in dynamic scripting languages like Perl or Ruby. Getting them to make a GUI, or even run on Windows is a joke.

But, there is no reason to not use C or C++. There are a lot of IDEs out there for them for free, and the entire free gcc compiler for it.

 

[ATTech]

.NET or C#
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[basic]

.NET and C# is definitely the route you want to go. Take a look at Visual Studio Express. It is free and, though missing some features you would get with the full professional version, should meet most of your needs. You can still do WinForms applications, but I'd recommend learning WPF. Also, you'll want to take a look at Windows Mangement Instrumentation (WMI) functionality exposed in System.Management and System.Management.Instrumentation namespaces. A lot of the stuff you might want to do would be provided.

 

[Trenatos]

Delphi.
GUI doesn't get easier then this, and it's plenty powerful.

 

[middleQ]

Galdorf;

I still do a bit of programming these days and use eclipse as the development platform. Just make sure you get the visual editor for the GUI development and I think you will like it. There are some others out there that are simpler than eclipse, but I like eclipse.

I miss my Delphi though.

P.S.
Did I mention it was free.

 

[Trenatos]

middleQ; Check out Lazarus, free implementation of Delphi!

 

[AlexSno]

.NET and C# would be the 1st things that pop into my mind!

 

[Jake77444]

+1 for C# and .NET

Galdorf;

I still do a bit of programming these days and use eclipse as the development platform. Just make sure you get the visual editor for the GUI development and I think you will like it. There are some others out there that are simpler than eclipse, but I like eclipse.

I miss my Delphi though.

P.S.
Did I mention it was free.

Are you saying you actually choose to use eclipse as an IDE?.....It is one of the most unstable IDEs.
If your going to use a Java IDE, have you tried IntellJ Idea?

 

[joydivision]

Download Visual Studio Express for C#.NET. It really is a lovely and wondering language .