Reputation: 10675
I'm looking for a development platform (language and set of libraries) that will allow me to develop a personal project. (In case anyone is curious, I'm looking at making a music library manager, similar to iTunes, that can work on multiple platforms and sync with Android devices).
I want the language to have the following characteristics:
Essential The program must run flawlessly, with no (or very little) code changes on Mac, Linux, and Windows. That means, notably, that I need to have a cross-platform GUI framework, a consistent API for accessing files and directories, and a consistent interface for talking to USB storage devices
Important A language that is easy to use, powerful, and expressive. Big standard libraries with a lot of built-in functionality. (I'd probably use C#/.NET but the portability isn't great)
Nice to have Good tool support (on Linux if possible, but I'll do my development on Windows if needs be) Not Java. (I have used it and just don't like it - I'm not interested in getting into a language war here).
Please help me choose a language!
Upvotes: 2
Views: 350
Reputation: 9971
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package, but there are also convenience methods for just dealing with I/O.Finally, Python is supported on Android via its scripting environment.
Upvotes: 2