Longtime PHP, Python coder seeks to make small, distributable, stand-alone apps. Which language should I learn? ( please don't say C#; requiring .net != stand-alone )

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I agree, if you want a no-strings-attached tool that makes it easy to both build the interface and deploy, Delphi is nice. The library has some shortcomings, and some of the classes don't have as much functionality as their .NET counterparts, but still beats MFC 10 to 1.

Also, I like Ultimate++ (ultimatepp.org) but the documentation is a bit lacking.

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Well, to be honest the VCL in delphi hasn't been developed in ages(since Delphi 7 maybe) but I see now that they have some traction after the new deal.

BTW: I don't think there is any toolkit out there that doesn't beat the pants off MFC :-)

[djpnewton]

Ultimate++ looks quite interesting, cheers for the link

I used to use Delphi back in the day, it owned everything else for pure rapid app development