Technology Plan - Which tools should I use?
- by Armadillo
Hi,
Soon, I'll start my own software company.
My primary product/solution will be a Billing/Invoice Software. In a near future, I pretend to expand this first module to an ERP.
My app should be able to run as a stand-alone application and as a Web-based application (so there will be, probably two GUI for the same Database).
My problem, now, is to choose the right tools; I'm talking about what programming language(s) should I use, what kind of database should I choose, and stuff like that.
I'm primarily a VB6 programmer, so probably I'll choose the .net framework (vb/c#).
But I'm seriously thinking about Java. Java has 2 "pros" that I really like: write once, run anywhere and it is free (I think...).
I've been thinking about RIAs too, but I just don't have any substantial feedback about them...
Then, I'll need a report tool. Crystal Reports? HTML based Reports? Other?
Databases: I'm not sure if I should use SQL-Server Express or PostgreSQL (or other).
I'd be happy to hear any comments and advices
Thanks