What is the best computer language to use to develop an email client like Microsoft Outlook?

Question

What is the best computer language to use to develop an email client like Microsoft Outlook?

Answer 1

The one that you know, provided it uses MAPI (mail application programming interface.) I wrote one with VB6.

Answer 2

probably something from the C family. Why are you wanting to develop this? If the price of outlook is too much take a gander at Thunderbird (link in source). But i'm thinking if you are asking this question you may not want to try to accomplish this task as Outlook is sooo much more than an e-mail client and one person building something like this would take quite some time.

Answer 3

I think Visual Basic would be the right language for that

Answer 4

I would use C or C++ either one. If you really want a challege develop it in ruby or python.

Answer 5

Visual C++ is the best...

Answer 6

outlook express or thunderbird.