On Tue, 2005-10-04 at 11:31 +0100, Jon Fairbairn wrote:
On 2005-10-04 at 00:01EDT Mike Crowe wrote:
Hi folks,
I ran across Haskell at the Great Win32 Computer Language Shootout. A friend approached me with a potential large application to develop. The idea of a language which can reduce time to design and make better code is very intriguing.
1) Can I develop a Windows application to sell? Or is Haskell not really geared for that?
I don't see any reason why not, though the GUI aspect of Haskell is as well developed as some other aspects of the language.
Gtk2Hs and wxHaskell both support Windows and both are distributed under the LGPL (or a license very similar to the LGPL) so are suitable for developing proprietary applications. Both libraries are nearing maturity; both are approaching 1.0 releases. http://haskell.org/gtk2hs/ http://wxhaskell.sourceforge.net/ Duncan