I also love programming too much to do anything else, so much so that I have always been reluctant to change technologies with the times. In fact, I still do much of my work in a 40 year old language: PICK BASIC. (Much like the lisp crowd, I have my reasons for clinging to something tried and true.)
But here's a dirty little secret: the technology doesn't matter. Right now, I could write the same app in 5 totally different technologies, they would all be about as much fun, and they would all work about the same.
But if I wanted to reach the widest audience, build something for the future, and maybe make a couple of bucks, I would only write it one way: a web app. Learn to love javascript, PHP, and MySQL (or whatever combo you like) as much as you love whatever you're doing now. In 3 months you'll wonder what took you so long. Don't make the same mistake I did and wait too long to adopt what most others are using (and buying).
You can also look at it this way: a web app is also a desktop app anyway. Since every PC already has a browser, just put a web server on the client and throw in a little AJAX or FLASH and no one would hardly notice.
I also love programming too much to do anything else, so much so that I have always been reluctant to change technologies with the times. In fact, I still do much of my work in a 40 year old language: PICK BASIC. (Much like the lisp crowd, I have my reasons for clinging to something tried and true.)
But here's a dirty little secret: the technology doesn't matter. Right now, I could write the same app in 5 totally different technologies, they would all be about as much fun, and they would all work about the same.
But if I wanted to reach the widest audience, build something for the future, and maybe make a couple of bucks, I would only write it one way: a web app. Learn to love javascript, PHP, and MySQL (or whatever combo you like) as much as you love whatever you're doing now. In 3 months you'll wonder what took you so long. Don't make the same mistake I did and wait too long to adopt what most others are using (and buying).
You can also look at it this way: a web app is also a desktop app anyway. Since every PC already has a browser, just put a web server on the client and throw in a little AJAX or FLASH and no one would hardly notice.