I am interested in porting an application written for Mac OS X to Windows but I'm uncertain about the best APIs to use in terms of ease of development and learning. The backend is straight C/C++. I ...

Hi,<BR><BR>I'm trying to create a program that can tie the I/O of a socket to some kind of text box. The user types in the box, and whatever comes back through the socket gets displayed there as well.

Could Microsoft switch from its use of C, C++, and C# to other languages? A recent blog post from the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) suggested that it might well be looking at alternatives, ...