c# express 2005 is a good ide
Eclipse is good for java
Notepad is all you need for perl/python
C++ im not really sure what to recommend for an ide.
You can do all those things in Java and any pretty much other programming language. The choice of language is less important than you might think. Pick a language you like and learn that. If you want to avoid having to deal with memory stick with something like python/perl/java/c# if you want to play with pointers and manual memory allocation (much less exciting than it sounds) go with C and C++
Bak - Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:01 pm
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VB is fine for what you want to make.
tcsoccerman - Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:29 pm
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A big plus on c# for me is the SharpDevelop compiler. i like the graphic feature it has for clicking and dragging windows components (such as textboxes, buttons) onto your form, which then auto-generates code. that also lets you learn from that code.
there's also the msdn compilers for lots of languages.
i've only used c# for windows and i like it. The .net framework is still being worked on, so that's a good thing i suppose.
that's my 2 cents.