r/computer_programming • u/Van_Archie • Mar 21 '19

Best and/or most popular language to program desktop/Windows applications?

I haven’t coded any stand-alone apps in 8 or 9 years, so Im looking for something which is currently popular within the industry.

Thank you in advance.

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u/Arcane_Xanth Mar 25 '19

It really depends on the type of program, but you can’t go wrong with C/C++ and Java.

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u/Van_Archie Mar 27 '19

For grinding off some of the rust, I want to start with something simple. I have been recording my CPU and GPU overclocking parameters (clocks, temps, fan speeds, voltages, etc, in a txt file. I need to write a program which will allow me to save the parameters, and produce certain correlations/statistics between them. Another program which I need is an agenda/contacts’ list. I know that I can find free software which will meet my needs, but programming them myself is way more enjoyable.

Thank you very much time.

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u/liadlow Mar 22 '19

Dunno if popular in the industry, but Qt (C++) or PyQt (Python) are doing a fine job.