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grcf450

grcf450

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Wats up! Im new to this forum and I look forward to meeting you. Well, i print t-shirts to pay for college. I found this program that would help me quote t-shirt jobs, organize customer database, etc. I would like to know in what programming language is this done in? Or what programming language should I learn to do this? http://cgi.ebay.com/Start-a-T-SHIRT...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item23052a4b59
I know it will be WAY easier to just buythe program, but i'm looking to learn something new!
Thanks!

Gio
 
Usually accounting-type software like this has a database backend. I've seen such things done in FoxPro, long ago.

Or you could go the modern route and make a web app. HTML, Javascript, maybe some CSS, with a backend of PHP, Ruby, or ASP if you like Microsoft, and a backend DB of MySQL, Postgresql, or something from Microsoft if you can get it cheap. But from the look of things, FoxPro would be easier.

P.S. Is this spam?
 
Thanks for the response. is this something that would be done in java, c++, c, etc? Im not spamming, lol. Im gonna be on here a lot more often(majoring in computer forensics)

Thanks
 
You usually wouldn't use those languages for a web app. Java does applets (which are different), and you can use Java for a web app backend with JSP if you're desperate for a familiar language.

Considering you seem new to programming, if you want to make a simple desktop app, I'd point you to MS Visual Studio Express Editions.
 
Holy Crap, My spam-o-meter is busted. Sorry dude.

I would recommend using C# or Java for a first time programmer. Developing GUI's isn't the easiest thing in the world.

For the inventory stuff, you are going to want to use a SQL backend. As ken mentioned, MySQL and Postgresql are both free and easy to get. As well, microsoft server might suit you well.

I'm not a fan of the web apps for something like this, I would suggest an easier language, just not a web language.
 
Thanks for the link! In the link, there is a download for Visual Basic, Visual C, and Visual C++. Which one would you recomend starting out with?
 
grcf450 said:
Thanks for the link! In the link, there is a download for Visual Basic, Visual C, and Visual C++. Which one would you recomend starting out with?
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Since you are doing computer forensics, I would recommend not doing C or C++, rather, do C#. C and C++ are good for low level, fast code, but they are more complex to deal with.
 
Cogman said:
Holy Crap, My spam-o-meter is busted. Sorry dude.

I would recommend using C# or Java for a first time programmer. Developing GUI's isn't the easiest thing in the world.

For the inventory stuff, you are going to want to use a SQL backend. As ken mentioned, MySQL and Postgresql are both free and easy to get. As well, microsoft server might suit you well.

I'm not a fan of the web apps for something like this, I would suggest an easier language, just not a web language.
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Thanks for the reply. The program I woud like to do would be similar to this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnKCDNwZ_yg&feature=player_embedded Would it be difficult to do something like this?
 
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