writing native windows apps

[Kees de Winter]

I'd like to know which programming environments can target the windows vista
platform without being dependent on .net. So that my application will also
run on XP and 2000 without .net installed. I know Delphi 2007 RAD Studio can
do it but what about Visual Studio, and will there be a vb version?

Thanks,
Kees

 

[PvdG42]

I'd like to know which programming environments can target the windows
vista
platform without being dependent on .net. So that my application will also
run on XP and 2000 without .net installed. I know Delphi 2007 RAD Studio
can
do it but what about Visual Studio, and will there be a vb version?

Thanks,
Kees

Sure, use C++. With C++ you have all the choices. Win API, MFC, ATL or .NET
with C++/CLI.
AFAIK, there will not be a VB (after VB6) that is independent of .NET in the
future.

 

[Rad [Visual C# MVP]]

I'd like to know which programming environments can target the windows vista
platform without being dependent on .net. So that my application will also
run on XP and 2000 without .net installed. I know Delphi 2007 RAD Studio can
do it but what about Visual Studio, and will there be a vb version?

Thanks,
Kees

As noted, there's Delphi 2007. There's also Eclipse (Java)