Re: Opinions on a good choice for application re-write


pratclif@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Hello All,

I'd love to hear some informed opinions about chosing a programming
language. I'm a DBA, not a programmer (my programming experience is C
and C++ in the classroom) but my company has a VB6 application which
front-ends a SQL Server 2000 db and they want to rewrite this as a
browser-based application.

The db is not large but is fairly complex. The application is in-house
only with less than 500 users but is an essential app.

What are the thoughts on which language/concept (C++? .net? C#? Java?)

Personally I'd shun all four of those in favour of something like Perl,
Python or Ruby - probably using an appropriate framework. Contract an
expert to design and code it.

would be a good choice and why? While I am (or was at one time)
familiar with C, C++ & assembly, I am ignorant of most of these newer
options - so be *basic* with your answers.

Thanks so much and cheers,
P Ratcliff

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