PHP / Python / Ruby / C#, which one for a non web app.
 

If you want to develop a app that does not use a UI (no Web front end or UI front end) which development envirnment will you use ?

I like C# just because of the huge .NET library.

I prefer perl as its a rapid application development environment.
WG

uhmm... not web? Then C#.

So which one is doing well in the web front end , ruby , php , asp.net ?

I have not touched ruby or php in my life.

If you haven't touched PHP you probably won't be a Python fan, it's basically a cross between PHP and C++

I use php now for all my new linux scripts even if they aren't for web use. Personally, I find it the easiest because of the documentation on php.net and the amount of built in functions.
It might not be the fastest or most efficient language out there, but does it really matter for most scripts?

i second that.
dont forget CPAN. basically everything you need has been done.

What type of app, jay? If you need something fast, go with a scripted language.

How is it a rapid application development environment? It's a scripted language just like Python, PHP, Ruby, etc.

CPAN has tons of libraries and code ready to go that you can pretty much do whatever you need in < 50 lines of code. That to me is a RAD environment.
WG

Pretty much the same with Ruby Gems, PHP PEAR, etc.

It all depends on who's writing it and how well it's written. The 5th biggest website on the internet is ran on PHP, don't see it having any problems.

[QUOTE=mrkris;15383497]What type of app, jay? If you need something fast, go with a scripted language.[QUOTE]


The only reason I like C# is the huge .NET libarary. The app I have been working on (No coding yet, still design) is a backend for a Web site, the front end will be done by others and talks to backend using Javascript / JSON / REST.

Jay

[QUOTE=jay23;15383553][QUOTE=mrkris;15383497]What type of app, jay? If you need something fast, go with a scripted language.MMmmm REST

[QUOTE=mrkris;15383556][QUOTE=jay23;15383553]The new visual studio 10 , Net 4.0 makes developing REST super easy...just like a method call.

[QUOTE=jay23;15383591][QUOTE=mrkris;15383556]Well, that's all it really is. Instead of defining methods like you would in XMLRPC, you use different request methods. GET POST PUT DELETE