hambone79
October 23rd, 2009, 09:37 PM
I am an engineer that is interested in creating a program to help engineers perform routine calculations (heat transfer, fluid mechanics, machine design, statics, etc.). I want to write something that is cross platform and has a simple GUI where the engineer can pick a topic from a drop down menu, then pick the calculator they are interested in running. Right now I have absolutely no idea what programming language I should use for this project, but here is a list of the requirements I need:
1. Something that is fairly easy to learn, or has enough in common with Perl that I can pick it up easy.
2. Something that will be easy to create a GUI in.
3. Something with built in math functions and the ability to handle vector/matrix math.
4. Something that is cross platform. At the very least it should run on Windows, Solaris, and Linux.
1. Something that is fairly easy to learn, or has enough in common with Perl that I can pick it up easy.
2. Something that will be easy to create a GUI in.
3. Something with built in math functions and the ability to handle vector/matrix math.
4. Something that is cross platform. At the very least it should run on Windows, Solaris, and Linux.