If I were to start learning how to #develop desktop #software for #Windows or #Linux, what programming languages do I need to learn? Also, what would be a good free tool to develop in?

@CaptainJack C, C++, C#, and Java come to mind, although I've only tried Java. When I'm writing code in Java, I use Eclipse as my IDE.

https://eclipse.org/

You'll probably need this link as well for starting off in Java: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html

@Pummelator thank you! 👍🏻