SEKOMD Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 (edited) Hi! I really like AutoIt! Can cessation of programming language support in future? For example in ten years.. 2030.. ..what are the perspectives of language in the future? ..latest versions rarely come out(( I confess: i writing a big program.. i worry will not disappear AutoIt in the future? Me it is not too late switch to C#.. AND: 1. Sorry my english language. 2. I will be glad to any messages. Edited May 6, 2019 by SEKOMD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Melba23 Posted May 6, 2019 Moderators Share Posted May 6, 2019 SEKOMD, Microsoft cannot tell you what will happen in 10 or 20 years - so it is a bit much to ask a bunch of amateurs! But what we can say is that as long as the Windows API remains backwards compatible (which seems a pretty good bet at the moment) then AutoIt will continue to function more or less in the same manner as now. If Windows changes completely then obviously AutoIt will cease to function with the newer versions. As to new releases of AutoIt - it does most things that the people using it need to do now, so what else would you like to see added? Remember that everyone involved in development of the core code or standard UDFs is a volunteer and as such can only devote a limited amount of their time. And that as an interpreted language there are limits on such things as speed of execution, multi-threading (or the lack of it), and several other areas. You speak of a choice between C# and AutoIt - that is a question of apples and pears and much would depend on what exactly you want this "big program" of yours to do. If you could give more details about it I am sure that those here familiar with both languages would be more than happy to give their opinion. M23 TheDcoder and SEKOMD 1 1 Any of my own code posted anywhere on the forum is available for use by others without any restriction of any kind Open spoiler to see my UDFs: Spoiler ArrayMultiColSort ---- Sort arrays on multiple columnsChooseFileFolder ---- Single and multiple selections from specified path treeview listingDate_Time_Convert -- Easily convert date/time formats, including the language usedExtMsgBox --------- A highly customisable replacement for MsgBoxGUIExtender -------- Extend and retract multiple sections within a GUIGUIFrame ---------- Subdivide GUIs into many adjustable framesGUIListViewEx ------- Insert, delete, move, drag, sort, edit and colour ListView itemsGUITreeViewEx ------ Check/clear parent and child checkboxes in a TreeViewMarquee ----------- Scrolling tickertape GUIsNoFocusLines ------- Remove the dotted focus lines from buttons, sliders, radios and checkboxesNotify ------------- Small notifications on the edge of the displayScrollbars ----------Automatically sized scrollbars with a single commandStringSize ---------- Automatically size controls to fit textToast -------------- Small GUIs which pop out of the notification area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEKOMD Posted May 7, 2019 Author Share Posted May 7, 2019 Most functions AutoIt - taken from the WinAPI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Developers Jos Posted May 7, 2019 Developers Share Posted May 7, 2019 It is pretty unclear what you are after, so please try to explain what it is you want to know. In General: AutoIt3 is written is C++ and of course is using many standard Windows API calls..... but that should be obvious ...right? Jos SEKOMD 1 SciTE4AutoIt3 Full installer Download page - Beta files Read before posting How to post scriptsource Forum etiquette Forum Rules Live for the present, Dream of the future, Learn from the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 10 years in the life of a software is terribly long. You should know that you will probably need to rewrite your program after 4-5 years because of requirement changes, technology changes, organisational changes, strategy changes. I have been developing software almost all my life. And one thing I truly believe in, is to get a software out as fast as you can (with the highest possible standards) to help the staff of your company or client staff and make your software evolves over time, knowing that in a near future, you will have to rewrite it... mLipok and FrancescoDiMuro 2 “They did not know it was impossible, so they did it” ― Mark Twain Spoiler Block all input without UAC Save/Retrieve Images to/from Text Monitor Management (VCP commands) Tool to search in text (au3) files Date Range Picker Virtual Desktop Manager Sudoku Game 2020 Overlapped Named Pipe IPC HotString 2.0 - Hot keys with string x64 Bitwise Operations Multi-keyboards HotKeySet Recursive Array Display Fast and simple WCD IPC Multiple Folders Selector Printer Manager GIF Animation (cached) Screen Scraping Multi-Threading Made Easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrewManNH Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 23 hours ago, SEKOMD said: I confess: i writing a big program.. i worry will not disappear AutoIt in the future? What difference does it make if you're writing it now and AutoIt stops being supported? You can write a program in the first version of COBOL if you wanted to, as long as you still have the compiler for it, even though it's not still supported. Whether Microsoft's API calls stay the same isn't up to the developers of AutoIt, no one can predict that unless they work for MS. If they change, and AutoIt no longer works, then you'll have to find a new language to work in, 10 years from now. As long as MS doesn't change things too drastically, you can keep programming in the language until it doesn't work. moosjuice and SEKOMD 1 1 If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.Give a programmer the correct code and he can do his work for a day. Teach a programmer to debug and he can do his work for a lifetime - by Chirag GudeHow to ask questions the smart way! I hereby grant any person the right to use any code I post, that I am the original author of, on the autoitscript.com forums, unless I've specifically stated otherwise in the code or the thread post. If you do use my code all I ask, as a courtesy, is to make note of where you got it from. Back up and restore Windows user files _Array.au3 - Modified array functions that include support for 2D arrays. - ColorChooser - An add-on for SciTE that pops up a color dialog so you can select and paste a color code into a script. - Customizable Splashscreen GUI w/Progress Bar - Create a custom "splash screen" GUI with a progress bar and custom label. - _FileGetProperty - Retrieve the properties of a file - SciTE Toolbar - A toolbar demo for use with the SciTE editor - GUIRegisterMsg demo - Demo script to show how to use the Windows messages to interact with controls and your GUI. - Latin Square password generator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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