Re: [PHP] Thinking of moving to .NET because of standalone... any suggestions?

Ryan S wrote:

> 
> I need to make a few standalones programs that will run (mostly) on
> Windows... is there any other way that I have not found that i can
> use PHP instead of learning something new like .NET?

Use the best tool for the job.

I suspect that if your primary target is MS you will have an application 
that is more consistent with MS interface guidelines if you use MS tools 
to develop it.

I've only played a little bit with php-gtk and just didn't "get it" but 
I do know the few times I have used Windows, the gtk+ apps I used on it 
always felt a bit out of place (so does iTunes, btw) on the system.

I don't know the details, but I know that at least some .NET apps can be 
ported to *nix without too much trouble using mono, so by using .NET you 
may not be sacrificing portability.

I'm not saying use .NET, I don't know, but if I was developing GUI 
desktop apps where Windows was the primary target, I would use a Windows 
  native programming environment to do it as I suspect it would result 
in far less headaches and far easier time finding solutions to problems 
via google when I'm stumped.

I believe .NET is pretty much how it is done on Windows now (but I 
really don't know, I stay away from Windows, I'm a ABM'r).

Just my 2 cents.