Development environment / tools

[Hari Shankar]

Hi
I need to develop user interface similar to car radio in windows. for that i
am looking for a programming language and/or development environment which
can help me in achieving the same.

I have the following in mind
1. C++ with MFC
2. C# .NET 2003
3. C#.NET 2005
4. XAML ( i don't know if it's right)

Please hit me with some ideas

Ok, bye
Hari

 

[Michael Nemtsev]

Hello Hari,

All items in your list is suitable for this. There is no difference in dev
enviroment.

C++ with MFC a bit hardcoding (I'd use WTL for the unmanaged solution) and
unmanaged.
C# is more adequate and handy. If you have no other requirements rather than
windows I think it's a best choise.
XAML is a bit raw and can be changed in any time till release.

You need to be more concerning about libs - wether to use smth 3rd parties
or write it by hand.
In any case you need to start from GDI+ technology

HS> Hi
HS> I need to develop user interface similar to car radio in windows.
HS> for that i
HS> am looking for a programming language and/or development environment
HS> which
HS> can help me in achieving the same.
HS> I have the following in mind
HS> 1. C++ with MFC
HS> 2. C# .NET 2003
HS> 3. C#.NET 2005
HS> 4. XAML ( i don't know if it's right)
HS> Please hit me with some ideas
HS>
HS> Ok, bye
HS> Hari
---
WBR,
Michael Nemtsev :: blog: http://spaces.msn.com/laflour

"At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not
cease to be insipid." (c) Friedrich Nietzsche

 

[Hari Shankar]

Michael, thanks for your views.

the presentation is going to be pretty complex bcos i need to design real
things as objects. my main concern is to avoid hard coding of presentation.
this is because just to change a co-ordinate i don't want to recompile my
s/w. Instead i am searching for a solution wherein which i change say some
settings in a file, which should reflect a change in UI.

Tougher days ahead...

Bye bye
Hari

 

[Michael Nemtsev]

Hello Hari,

Then u need to use XML based UI engines (till WPF release)
Look at MyXAML http://www.myxaml.com/


HS> Michael, thanks for your views.
HS>
HS> the presentation is going to be pretty complex bcos i need to design
HS> real things as objects. my main concern is to avoid hard coding of
HS> presentation. this is because just to change a co-ordinate i don't
HS> want to recompile my s/w. Instead i am searching for a solution
HS> wherein which i change say some settings in a file, which should
HS> reflect a change in UI.
HS>
HS> Tougher days ahead...
HS>
HS> Bye bye
HS> Hari
HS> HS>HS> than
HS>HS> not
HS>---
WBR,
Michael Nemtsev :: blog: http://spaces.msn.com/laflour

"At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not
cease to be insipid." (c) Friedrich Nietzsch