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best language/development tool for gpa

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by tisha2000tt

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i would like to know what is the best language to use to develop a working prototype to calculate the GPA of students considering 2 factors namely:
1.Students enter grades to calculate GPA
2.students enter prsent GPA and wants to know what grades they should make to make a certain gpa.
presently, i am considering between java and ACCCESS 2000. which is better? why?
is ACCESS 2000 better than Visual Basic? why?

NB. the college is small.

thanks

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by bryanm

No one can answer that question for you without having a bias of their own. I is someting that you have to determine for yourself.

The reason is because there are too many unknown variables about your resources and needs. The best language will be one that enables you to get the job done with the least amount of effort. Other considerations have to do with deployment, portablility, data access etc.

I hope this helps...

by opatzg9

Hi Tisha, I'ld stick with Java as it's more portable and not locking you into 1 version of MS office which may not function correctly on the next, however if you're looking for a renewable source of income by all means tie it to a specific version of MS product and you'll be able to rewrite every 2-3 years. Same applies to Visual BASIC. Good luck!

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