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I'm looking at making the switch from Windows to Linux.
I started with a CDC6400 mainframe back in the old punch card days and switched to PC around 1981 so am familiar with DOS as well as a number of different program languages..
I have several key programs (about 12) that I need to port or rewrite for use in Linux. These were written using Visual Basic 5/6 with a number of API calls. I'm sure I can't port these Visual Basic 5/6 programs directly over, but I am not sure:
(1) what programming language(s) will work under Linux, and
(2) which languages have good forum support for any questions I may have regarding the language finally chosen.
The programs I need to port do a lot of 2D graphics so a graphics library is of most importance.
Is C, C++, Java, or some form of a Basic available?
Thanks
David
I started with a CDC6400 mainframe back in the old punch card days and switched to PC around 1981 so am familiar with DOS as well as a number of different program languages..
I have several key programs (about 12) that I need to port or rewrite for use in Linux. These were written using Visual Basic 5/6 with a number of API calls. I'm sure I can't port these Visual Basic 5/6 programs directly over, but I am not sure:
(1) what programming language(s) will work under Linux, and
(2) which languages have good forum support for any questions I may have regarding the language finally chosen.
The programs I need to port do a lot of 2D graphics so a graphics library is of most importance.
Is C, C++, Java, or some form of a Basic available?
Thanks
David