Which is best open source technology/language for Standalone application

[TalktoPriest]

Dear All,

Thanks in advance.

Which is the best open source technology/language for standalone application (in windows exe is standalone ) and i am not discuss about web application.

in simple words, Platform independent stand alone application.

In Windows most of the programmers developing application in .net technology. and it works for windows only with the support of .net framework, i want the same for other os like linux, etc..

I know that java is platform independent but it needs many lines of code to create a simple application like calculator. any other alternative.

and what about winbinder.org.

Talk2Priest

[dilettante]

Java is probably one of your better bets. While you need a JVM installed and you usually need a supported GUI widget framework both of these are available for most platforms (though a non-GUI plartform won't support a GUI, of course).

If you've used VB6 or even the VBA embedded in most Office programs you might give Jabaco a try as a fairly painless introduction. The programs it creates run on a JVM and bundle the necessary widget framework into the compiled EXE or JAR file. To get really far with it you'll want some Java background but even that isn't really necessary if you just want to get a taste of what can be done. Note that it is still in Beta, and for all we know it might (a.) never reach final form, or (b.) when it does it may no longer be free.

But it is free for now, easy for a VBA6/VB6 programmer to learn on, and can serve as a gentle introduction to the Java world.


Aside from that you might find some toolkit based on JavaScript and HTML. Windows actually has one: MSHTA is a host that runs stand-alone GUI HTML Applications without being hosted in a browser. They can be run via double-click or Start Menu shortcut just like an actual compiled program. The Vista/Win7 Desktop Gadget platform is somewhat similar though newer and gone in Windows 8.

Sadly I don't know of any counterpart on Mac, Linux, etc. But there may still be something from the Mozilla world that is similar (though I think all such projects are abandonware now and the necessary runtimes are not commonly preinstalled anywhere).

[TalktoPriest]

Dear dilettante,

Thanks for your reply.

Jabaco looks cool and i need something similar like this. But its last release is
Jabaco BETA 1.5.2 (Release: 2009-09-01), no release after 2009-09-01 is a sad for me. Any way thanks for the information dilettante.

[dilettante]

Perhaps somebody else has additional suggestions. Good luck!