I don't know exactly if I should post this is SOPW or Meditations, but I will post it here for now.

My question isn't really a question, but more of a request for opinion. I have just begun getting (back) into Win32 programming with Perl, and I just recently found out about the Win32::GUI module. I have a small amount of experience with Tk in Win32 and can't say that I enjoyed it all that much.

What I would like to know is: what do my fellow monks recommend for use in Win32? What are the reasons for your recommendation (speed, ease of use, documentation)? What experience do people have with using one or the other, or maybe using one and then swtiching to the other for certain reasons?

I am not worried about portability, so don't worry about addressing that. However, I am anxious and greatful to hear whatever anyone thinks on this subject.

Thanks a bunch!

r. j o s e p h
"Violence is a last resort of the incompetent" - Salvor Hardin, Foundation by Issac Asimov

In reply to Win32::GUI vs Tk by r.joseph

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