I want to write a simple app, with a simple DB backend, just to keep some notes. As I want it to run on my laptop, I don't want any webserver running, so no rails app (and also because I want to do some gui programming, it's years I am only working on console or web apps).
I started earlier this morning my Google quest to answer this question, I am not so far yet. I am no expert in GUIs.
Some disorganized thoughts:
- Java of course is a good choice, isn't it? Yes I want to learn Java again (I learned it 10 years ago, and not using it a long time, so I guess my knowledge is totally out-of-date). But now I want just to write a little small app in that simple little lovely ruby language.
- I guess most Win apps are based on "native" widgets. For that maybe you need VS or the like and I am in this moment in no mood to be a MS fan. And I want something cross-platform.
- There a libraries, and like always in IT a lot of names and acronymes, just to confuse stupid newbies like me. QT is one, I think, then there are others (I think some GUI library-flame is also the reason why Gnome and KDE are 2 different desktops, isn't it?). So I guess you use one of that with some good ruby bindings and you are on it. Right?
- I read of Shoes: very simple, maybe good idea, but probably just for beginners, I don't know if I want to waste my time with it. Looks like is just something for kids learning programming?
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