I don't think you're going to find graphical interfaces coming that cheap... but I'll recommend Python as a free/low-cost alternative to VB. It works fine under various OSes, including Windows. I'm doing a lot of my work with Visual Python in Visual Studio.Net, which can be had fairly inexpensively if you buy the academic version.
However, if you're hoping for graphical tools to design UIs, I haven't seen anything in the free/open source world that gets there. And last time I used VB, it was still a whole lot more irritating to assemble a quick UI than HyperCard. But I haven't used either one for a few years. BTW, didja know that VB was invented to be HyperCard for Windows? There are lots of tools for Java, but it's really a lot to learn if you're not going to use it continuously and for things that will be widely deployed or built by teams. Nick -- Nick Arnett Phone/fax: (408) 904-7198 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Erik Reuter > Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 2:53 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Scouted: Dell follows Apple: Eliminates Floppies > > > On Mon, Feb 10, 2003 at 07:35:38PM +0900, G. D. Akin wrote: > > I have taken VB and VBA on and find I actually like it a lot. > > Ugh. I don't do a lot under Windows, but one thing I would like to have > is an alternative to MS Visual Basic. Is there a non-MS programming > language, as easy to use with the graphical interfaces of the OS as > Visual Basic, and preferably free or very cheap (<$100)? Anyone? > > > > -- > "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.erikreuter.net/ > _______________________________________________ > http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
