Cross Platform Programming
 

I'm a reasonably experienced programmer with Perl, PHP and Visual basic. I want to write some custom software for myself at first, particularly a tailored contacts database with a graphic front end which will run in Windows and on the N810.

The only language which springs to mind is Python and one of the GUI kits. Does anyone have any experience/ observations on this? Any advice or pointers in the right direction?
(I probably don't want to run a local web server on either machine.)

Re: Cross Platform Programming
 

mono, monodevelop?

Re: Cross Platform Programming
 

python, pygtk, sqlite and a good persistance library will get you a long way, if not everywhere.

Re: Cross Platform Programming
 

I fully agree. Mono would be too heavy for the tablet, but Python with PyGTK is just right. As a bonus, and if you take care a bit, your software will be able to run unchanged on any OS from 2006 to 2008, and even on your Linux desktop.

Re: Cross Platform Programming
 

looks like Python it is then. I feel a learning curve coming on.

Re: Cross Platform Programming
 

You can try Vala, it bears some similarities to C#, but is native.

Hmm, i think there's no Windows compiler for it yet.

Re: Cross Platform Programming
 

Another near future possibility is XUL and XULRunner.