AOR8000 programming with a modern computer

[N0NB]

If you're going to be learning a new language anyway, perhaps you might consider Python or one of the other cross-platform OO languages. While there are certainly changes between major versions, for the most part your code is relatively future proof and you're not tied to one platform.

[G3YPL]

Hi Nate

Thanks for the suggestion. I have Visual Studio 2010 - I am pondering between VB.net or C#.

C# is a contender because I want to develop a programme to read/write to the header of jpeg photographs to insert geotagging data. Photography is another hobby of mine...

[KT1F]

Hi Nate

Thanks for the suggestion. I have Visual Studio 2010 - I am pondering between VB.net or C#.

C# is a contender because I want to develop a programme to read/write to the header of jpeg photographs to insert geotagging data. Photography is another hobby of mine...

I used to work in VB6 but when .NET came along I jumped to C#. The official line from MS is that VB.NET and C# are equals and mostly just different syntax for the same thing but rightly or wrongly, C# seems to have the momentum and is seen by many as a more professional language. I think C# is pretty good. I really don't miss VB.

As for something like Python, that might be a good choice too but how easily can you use it to access a serial port on a Windows machine?

[N0NB]

Use the PySerial module?