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["Peter C.J. Clifton" <pcjc2@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Dec 19 2012, Bob Paddock wrote:

> On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 8:26 PM, Edward Hennessy <ehennes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> wrote:
>
> > >   it.  If it makes better sense to use C++ & Qt, that's fine too.  Yes,
> > >   the same goes for file formats.
>
> For file formats take a look at YAML.  Lets not invent our own format,
> when parser exist of may languages.
>
> > May also want to put C# on the list.
>
> Please no.  It is an absolute nightmare to install a program in any
> .NET thing on a thousand different computers that are all configured
> differently, ie. Windows.

C++/CLI is a nice language to use too, bringing many of the conveniences of 
C# like garbage collection, but the Microsoft compiler is the only complete 
one I know of.

Very nice for writing GUIs in, and Windows forms isn't so bad either IMO.