In this brief, self-published article, Anthony Barker offers a few suggestions to software developers who are newcomers to Linux, especially in the area of selecting among the available GUI technologies. (Note: Embedded GUI technologies are not discussed.) Barker writes . . .

“Moving from windows to linux development you are confronted with a myriad of options. QT vs GTK+? Which language should I use: c/c++/java/perl/tcl/python/ruby or javascript? Should I use a commercial/proprietary layout/rad tool (QT or Kylix) or an open source one? What about Mozilla? My background was primarily in programming Visual Basic and Lotus Notes(Basic, Java, c/c++ api). Where should I start? . . .”

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