Cross Platform UI

With the advent of Node.js , you can actually make app for desktop
using HTML/CSS/Node.js .

Basically it will create a browser instance and with help of node.js
it can access ur system interanlas ( network , filesystem etc).
Plus with node packges ( npm ) development can be very fast
and that too cross platform.

HTML/CSS/Node.Js -
Pros
1.Easy to upgrade
2.Multitear
3.Phonegap, Electron, sciter, etc
http://ionicframework.com/

Wxwidget
Python, Perl, Rub
Actual Windows controls via Microsoft Win32 API.


XOJO Basic ( VB)
Not free

https://wiki.python.org/moin/TkInter

Download Etcher, which is a tool that can set up the SD card with the image.
Xojo - Basic Windows APP


Good Links
http://www.tivix.com/blog/nwjs-and-electronjs-web-technology-desktop/
http://photonkit.com/getting-started/
https://www.npmjs.com/package/raw-socket
https://software.intel.com/en-us/xdk/docs/intel-xdk-guided-tutorial