[AlexeyBrin]

> 2) I have yet to encounter a software development kit like Visual Basic that makes it easy to write executable files with a GUI.

Lazarus with FreePascal is pretty close with its drag and drop way of creating GUIs and it generates executables.

[graemep]

its a lot harder to learn. I just commented on another discussion agreeing with someone who made the same point.

If you already know Pascal its probably great, but if you do not its going to take a lot longer to to learn to use it.

[sombragris]

also Gambas3 (https://gambas.sourceforge.net), among others.

[aptenoforst]

does not support the OS with the most users.