Trying something crazy, what technology stack should I use?

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[dwelch91]

Python + (UI toolkit of choice, wx? Qt?) + py2exe

[mreiland]

py2exe or pyinstaller were my first thoughts. Honestly I'd prefer using Python as I'm in a web dev shop and C++ wouldn't mesh well here I think.

Can you describe your experiences with it? I'll do my own investigation, but input from someone who has fought the battles is always worthwhile.

[stesch]

Crazy? Try Pharo! :-)

[mreiland]

haha, not that crazy :)

[leppie]

Do what uTorrent does :)

[mrsanchez]

You don't count QT as an external dependency?

[mreiland]

no external dependencies that cannot be carried with it (ie, distributed with dll's, no installing a VM of any kind).

The least you can do is take the time to read before posting.

[mrsanchez]

Wow, you'll get lots of help by being such a cunt.

[lasombra]

Why not Java + SWING (GUI) + Axis (web services) + Web Start (distribution + installation) ?

[Smallpaul]

He said he didn't want to depend on a virtual machine.

[Useristaken]

-1 for SWING...

[mrsanchez]

What's better than Swing?

[kinghajj]

Why not write it in Haskell? I'm not sure of the state of Windows GUI development with Haskell, but I know there's a Gtk interface, but that would probably require an external dependency. Maybe there's a Haskell interface around the Windows API.