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Originally Posted by smegheadz View Post
any suggestions on languages to start with? i've a book on visual C# and visual studio express 2008 laying around somewhere.
i've come across an application i need but haven't found one that suits me, so thought i'd give it a go. it's nothing fancy just a desktop todo list. little toast popup reminder. i use one at the momeny based on adobe air but it's way to basic, and their advanded one has features i dont need and missing ones i do. not sure where to start though. i just want to make it really basic at first then build on it.

i'm familar with batch scripting and can read some vba(only a little) and other stuff.
Are you looking to deploy the application to your desktop machine, or your N900/N9? In either case, I would consider learning QML and JavaScript for that type of task. It's pretty easy to build a UI with Qt Components, and the program logic could easily be handled by JavaScript code. Alternatively, you could learn Python and use either QML or the 'old' QWidgets for the UI.

I think a good start would be to install the Qt SDK and have a play around. There are a number of Qt Quick example applications and tutorials included to get you started.
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