in reply to Why GUI perl programs on Windows?

Why use Perl/Tk? Its probably the fastest to do in terms of development time, and don't forget cost....it's free. What does VC++ cost...$500? Also, you can make Tk programs look just about anyway you want, but you have to put some effort into it. Most of the scripts you see as examples, don't put any effort into "style".

Finally, there is the ease-of-mind you give your users, when they can actually look at a script, instead of trusting a "binary".

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Re^2: Why GUI perl programs on Windows?
by jfroebe (Parson) on Sep 03, 2005 at 20:08 UTC

    VC++ costs $89. Same with Visual C# and VB.net

    Jason L. Froebe

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      Because I'm lazy...but what are the terms of use for that $89? Can you sell what you make? Also, what do you get? An IDE, or just a compiler suite?

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        You get Visual Studio with C# or Visual Studio with C++ or Visual Studio with VB. All are standard editions. The Visual Studio part is the GUI IDE - the most advanced programing IDE on the planet IMHO.

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