In your experience, what's the best language+framework for writing a windows service in?
The actual thing it will be doing is simple (making an http request every five minutes so as to keep track of the current external IP address of the network) but all the service-related stuff I have never done before. Any tips?
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Anonymous2007-01-12 6:28
C/C++ would be the standard answer.
It could be done with Python if you want to try that out. The pywin32 module adds a whole host of spiffy stuff to try out.
Still, I'll get bashed if I don't say that C++ is the best choice.
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Anonymous2007-01-12 10:39
>>2
In /prog, you'll get bashed for C, C++ and Python alike.
Personally I feel sympathy for doing it in Python (if you need to be productive and don't care for CFLAGS JUST KICKED IN OMG SUPER OPTIMIZED), or doing it in C if millions of people will use it and you want the maximum performance/lowest memory use.
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Anonymous2007-01-14 17:24
I will have a look at Python, thanks for your advice
OP here again. I ended up using C++, Python just confused the hell out of me.
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Anonymous2007-01-15 12:39
>>6
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, looks like C++ has the last laugh
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Anonymous2007-01-15 14:53
>>10
But of course! Python is not for everybody! There is this little concept called "skill". Ever heard of it?
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Anonymous2007-01-15 15:24
>>11
Yeah, Python users are 'programmers' without the skills to manage structures in memory to improve performance. The difference between a C++ programmer and a Python 'programmer' is akin to the difference between someone who designs cars for a living and someone who drives cars for a living.
Why are you retards are getting so worked up over a relatively unpopular programming language? There are much more important global issues of poverty, enslavement, war, hunger and general injustice going on you know.
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Anonymous2007-01-15 18:41
>>9
You found Python confusing and C++ normal? Weird...
>>12
The difference between a C++ programmer and a Python programmer is akin to the difference between someone who drives an F1 and someone who drives a mid-end Mercedes-Benz. Sure, the F1 is faster, but it's more of a pain in the ass to drive and has no comfort or convenience.
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HAHA, your analogy failed hard. You said "someone who drives", not the car that they drive. Therefore, the C++ programmer, like an F1 driver, is highly skilled, able to quickly adapt in difficult situations, and can handle lots of pressure. The Python programmer is a fat, old middle-class worker who is going nowhere in life.
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Anonymous2007-01-15 18:59
And then there are the bright ones who know both languages, and don't make a big deal out of it.
I can understand flamewars between C++ and D, or Python and Lisp, but Python and C++? Correct tool for the job, anyone?