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    copied!<p>I'm a .Net developer but I have a situation where I can't guarantee that the .Net Framework will be installed on the target machine.</p> <p>I've seen a few questions (<a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/335499/are-there-tools-to-compile-cil-to-a-binary">here</a> and <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45702/is-there-some-way-to-compile-a-net-application-to-native-code">here</a>) that suggest using NGen to compile to native code. Both point out that you still need the framework though.</p> <p>I want to write a fairly lightweight app (basic GUI, no database, nothing complicated) but for various reasons, I don't want to have to install any frameworks or bytecode interpreters.</p> <p><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/79582/best-win32-compiled-scripting-language">This question</a> suggests Python and py2exe. I'm not familiar with Python, but if it's the best tool for the job, I can probably learn enough to write this app (I'd prefer not to though). I've also thought about writing it in DHTML and javascript - I can rely on the machine having a relatively new browser.</p> <p>I'm familiar with the C family of languages and I've dabbled in Java, PHP, and Ruby.</p> <p><strong>Can anyone suggest a language that I can easily compile to native Win32 code?</strong></p> <p><em>Edit: Clarification</em></p> <p>There have been a few answers suggesting that if I'm familiar with the C family of languages, why not just use C? I should probably clarify. I use C# every day and I was brought up on C+ and C++ (but haven't used either for quite a few years).</p> <p>It does look like C/C++ might be the way to go, but I'll have to refresh my memory on them :)</p>
 

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