Re: GUI question

"Ged Byrne" <[email protected]> Mon, 11 May 2009 09:57:58 -0000

Newsgroups	gmane.comp.programming.language-of-the-year
Message-ID	<[email protected]>

--- In [email protected], "quills566" <quills566@...> wrote:
>
> Hi all, 
> 
> Non-programmer here... Can a programmer tell from the interface what language a database application was written in?
> 
> (I'm a writer, this is background research for a subject I know little about--yet.)
> 
> Thanks, Karen
>
Karen

An experience programmer can usually work out what the language is.

On windows, for example, you can tell a lot by examining the class names on the controls.  The name will usually tell you what toolkit was used, and that gives a good clue.

You can also look at the DLL dependancies to see what libraries are being used.

How many different applications do you need to identify?

What stops you from finding the developers and asking them?

Regards, 

Ged.