The Visual studio is only an IDE for the c++, et al, programming languages.. red hat has kdevelop. you could download kylix personal edition for free (double check the user agreement, I didn't try it, so I dont know if you need another edition to do comercial apps.). Also check perl. It is great for databases and can be done in windows (I believe). rigo --- Buck <buck-rh@towncorp.net> wrote: > Thanks Gerald, > > Yes, what I am looking for is an easy-to-use > interface or if not, at > least something that is easy to learn and write in > that can handle > relational databases. > > Thanks > > Buck > > -----Original Message----- > From: psyche-list-admin@redhat.com > [mailto:psyche-list-admin@redhat.com] > On Behalf Of Gerald W. Lester > Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 3:50 PM > To: psyche-list@redhat.com > Subject: Re: What programming languages are > available for Linux? > > Buck wrote: > > > > What kinds of programming languages are available > for Linux? > > > > I know about C, but what about BASIC, Pascal, or > xBase? > > > > (xBase is dBase compatible code to those who might > wonder.) > > > > Are there any "visual" type programming languages > for Linux? > > > > What kind of database programs and languages are > available? > > You may want to take a look at some of the scripting > languages such as: > Tcl/Tk > Perl > Python > > The above are all free, although if you want a IDE > like Visual Basic > those are (in general) not free. > > If by visual, you meant for writing GUIs, then most > languages can do > that -- I happen to like Tcl/Tk. > > -- > +--------------------------------+-------------------------------------- > -+ > | Gerald W. Lester | "The man who > fights for his ideals is > | > | Gerald.Lester@cox.net | the man who is > alive." -- Cervantes > | > +--------------------------------+-------------------------------------- > -+ > > > > -- > Psyche-list mailing list > Psyche-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list > > > > > > > -- > Psyche-list mailing list > Psyche-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list