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For anyone looking for a modern alternative to Visual Basic, you might want to take a look at Xojo. Xojo's a rapid application development platform (both a lan
by timdietrich 3y ago
For anyone looking for a modern alternative to Visual Basic, you might want to take a look at Xojo.
Xojo's a rapid application development platform (both a language and an IDE) that you can use to develop desktop apps (for macOS, Windows, Linux), Web apps, mobile apps (for iOS and Android), as well as console apps. It's been around for more than 20 years, and some of you might remember it from back when it was called REALbasic.
I'm a solo custom software developer that specializes in NetSuite, and I'm using Xojo to develop all kinds of apps that integrate with NetSuite - from desktop apps to mobile apps to Web APIs.
There's a blog post on Xojo's site that provides a good summary of how Xojo is both similar to and different from VB. It's an older post (from 2013), and Xojo's come a long way since then.
https://xojo.com https://xojo.com
http://blog.xojo.com/2013/06/19/a-modern-alternative-to-visual-basic/ http://blog.xojo.com/2013/06/19/a-modern-alternative-to-visu...
- rlpb 3y agoTalking of alternatives, I'm also aware of Gambas, though I've never tried it: http://gambas.sourceforge.net/ http://gambas.sourceforge.net/
- pcdoodle 3y agoXojo is much better but costs $$$. I don't write software all day so I pay for a license every few years if there's new features I want.
- thewrinklyninja 3y agoPascal is still around as well with a great IDE Lazarus. https://www.lazarus-ide.org/ https://www.lazarus-ide.org/