Python vs .Net

[Etienne Charland]

Some work is done to make .NET cross-platform: MONO

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"Cliff Wells" <clifford.wells at attbi.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 2003-01-05 at 13:55, Afanasiy wrote:
> > On 05 Jan 2003 16:37:08 GMT, Grant Edwards <grante at visi.com> wrote:
> >
> > >In article <d8mf1vsm6271d5m4nao9t91dcs7m865n82 at 4ax.com>, Afanasiy
wrote:
> > >> On Sun, 5 Jan 2003 01:40:25 -0500, "Etienne Charland"
> > >
> > >> As far as I know, Python has nothing as good as the .NET WinForms
> > >> wrapping of native Win32 interface components. Mark Hammond has
wrapped
> > >> MFC, but that does not compare to WinForms.
> > >
> > >I don't know much about WinForms, but wxWindows and Gtk both provide
> > >nice frameworks around native Win32 UI components.
> >
> > Not really... Wx is fairly buggy and unstable,
>
> Hm.  Somehow I doubt this is the voice of experience.  I've used
> wxPython for over three years and haven't had any extraordinary
> problems. Any problems I have had have usually been resolved in some way
> within a respectable timeframe.  It certainly isn't bug-free, but if you
> are going to tell me anything shipped from Redmond is, I'll ROTFL.
>
> > and Gtk does not wrap native Win32 UI components.
>
> And WinForms wraps GTK+ components?  Might as well be consistent in our
> requirements.
>
> > Neither compare well to WinForms or Borland VCL.
>
> That may be.  I haven't tried either.  I suppose with Borland it's
> possible to develop a Linux app but I doubt a WinForms port is in the
> works <wink>.  When it does spring up, I may give it a spin.  Until then
> I'll stick with cross-platform tools.
>
> --
> Cliff Wells <clifford.wells at attbi.com>
>
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