>Windows and .NET/C++
Not true. .NET is VB, C#, which are completely different from C++, and you can write a Windows application in almost any language imaginable.
Not true. .NET is VB, C#, which are completely different from C++, and you can write a Windows application in almost any language imaginable.
Sure you can write a Windows application in anything else, but be prepared for a 2nd class experience, writing FFI bindings on your own for the Windows API, without access to the tools provided by Visual Studio.