What Language Does One Use to Write a Program That Executes Under Windows?

Question

I spend most of my time writing Visual Basic macros for Excel. Although I've never used it, I know there is a VBA for Word as well. But how would I write a program that will execute when I'm not in Excel or Word? For example, I'm sitting there staring at my desktop, and I want to run some sort of program by maybe clicking an icon. How's it done?

msgale · Answer

There are numerous languages available.  VB .NET, C#, C++, Java, Effiel, Fortran, COBOL, +...+ even scripting languages like VBScript and Perl are available.  It your choice, some are free and some aren't.

SidBord · Answer

Would I need a special version that's tailored to Windows? I mean like the dialect that tailored for Excel.

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