Which Language Should I Use To Make An App To Calculate My Payment?

Question

I'm paid by the hour and I want to make an app which I will start at the beginning of my shift and the features I want to include are:

• Timer
• Time Of Shift Start And End
• Date Of Shift
• Ability To Save A Full History Of When And For How Much I Worked

etc.

Maybe C? But will I be able to make a GUI relatively easily? BASIC is not a viable option... And I am obviously a rookie so please be mercifull...

I am using Notepad++

The capitals are a problem i have yet to surpass.

Isn't VB.Net A Kind Of Basic?

Answer 1

Use the programming language that you are most familiar/experienced with. You'll certainly do a much better job with a language you know well than with a language you've learned in a few days.

Answer 2

If you don't have a lot of programming experience, you might want to set up a simple Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Set up columns for Date, Start Time, End Time, a calculated column to display the End-Start Time and a running total of hours worked. You could even add a formula to multiply the hours worked by your wage to see what you have made.

If you want to do more, you can use VBA to extend any simple solution.