Posted by Michael Fesser on 03/02/07 00:56

..oO(deko)

>For building Windows desktop apps, the clear favorite is C#. But my clients
>can't afford to buy Microsoft products. So I need to develop software for Linux
>users and web applications.
>
>In the open source world, what is the programmer's language of choice?

Most software, whether open or closed source, is written in C/C++.
Personally I truly hate that language and prefer Pascal/Delphi ... ;-)
But it's been a long time since I wrote my last desktop app.

>Does this mean Java is the open source language of choice? Are Java apps
>compiled, or is it an interpreted language?

Java code is first compiled into a bytecode, which is then interpreted
by the virtual machine.

>What about C and C++?

Or D ...

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D_(programming_language)>

Looks at least interesting.

After all there's not really the one and only "best" or preferred
language. All have their benefits and drawbacks. It also depends on what
kind of software you want to build and on your personal preferences.

Micha

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