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XOJO? It's quite a feature rich OO BASIC with VB like GUI tools IMHO. Can compile for various platforms or generates HTML. I used it a bit in work to create an internal web app (it uses Bootstrap under the hood for that target). I found the GUI based inspector really lacking in that it does not expose all of properties of a visual component so expect to go hunting in the API docs.

But for network/web service tools, I like that it compiles into a single executable where its internal web server generates the HTML dynamically. It allows me to write small, single focus tools quickly.

[1] https://www.xojo.com



XOJO appeals to me, it's free for non-commercial use, and very reasonably priced for commercial use. The user community seems nice. Free Pascal/Lazarus seems nifty and capable, but good luck finding thorough documentation on the Lazarus GUI designer. Of course, Delphi is reputed to be absolutely awesome, but Good Grief! the price is not something for individual users.




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