Dear All,
I have a project on fluid flow with graphics on. I am looking forward to continue developing the solver part in Fortran but the UI with a graphic console in mixed language form. I just need an advice that which one of the following two options is better;
- Solver in Fortran and as well as the UI with graphics console in Visual Fortran
- Solver is Fortran but with a wrapper in Visual C/C+ for UI and graphics console. The main program in Visual C/C+ calls the Fortran solver libraries in dll.
The graphic console must plot planner meshed surfaces with contours, and pan/tilt/zoom capability.
I asked the same question from a experienced programmer and he suggests to opt for the option 1. As per him the mixed language programming is doable but its complex. I do not have a much experience of programming in Visual C/C+ and for this purpose I would definitely hire a developer.
Option 1 seems easier with lesser investment required. However, I just don't know if it can be really beneficial to ignore Visual C/C+ in terms of graphics and UI capabilities for times to come.
Please let me know the pros and cons. I thank you in anticipation.
Kind Regards,
HA