(Freeware) VB-like Environment for WinXP Pro?

From: Clint Laskowski (clint_at_robotic.com)
Date: 02/27/04 

Date: 26 Feb 2004 20:25:33 -0800

I've done programming in various environments over the years (some
PHP, some Perl, minimal Python, some C, BASIC, assembler), but I've
never done much with Windows GUI development.

Now, I have an idea for an application I'd like to try out. What I
need is a language that will allow me to quickly prototype my app and
its GUI to see if I want to take the idea further.

I can't really spend the cash on Visual Basic right now, and buying
VB.NET doesn't thrill me much anyway.

>From threads I've tracked here, it sounds like I could try VBA (since
I have Office). I could also try wxPython and the Boa Constructor.

Actually, what I'd really like find first is a graphic program (or GUI
painter?) that would allow me to simply draw out my GUI thoughts.

Obviously, the ability to leverage a drawing and/or first GUI attempts
into something I can build on for a full blown app would be great.
However, ease of getting started is more important (that is, I'm
willing to throw away some of the time I spend getting excited about
my project if I need to start with a more powerful commercial
environment later on).

Any thoughts on which environments I should consider will be greatly
appreciated.

-- Clint

clint at robotic dot com

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