K8061 : Which program language for a simple state machine

I got a K8061 and plan to control it from a Windows XP Netbook. I want to program some simple state machines,
nothing fancy at all. If this pin is high, put this pin low and so on…

Which program langauge should I use ? In the download area of Welleman, the following K8061 language samples are included :

  • Visual Basic, VB6.
  • Visual Basic, VB.NET 2005 (pro).
  • Visual Basic, VB express edition 2005 (free).
  • Borland C++ builder.
  • Visual C++, VC6 (Microsoft).
  • Visual C++, VC2005 (Microsoft).
  • Borland Delphi

As far as I understand, these versions are outdated and can not be downloaded any more.
Maybe these could be used instead :

VISUAL C++ 2008 Express (free)
I do not like development tools with a lot of files and fancy GUI, but I guess I could get used to it.
But as there are no samples on the CD, I am affraid that I will have issues using the DLL. Or is there
somebody who wrote a simple pin setting VB 2008 C++ example for the K8061 ?

PYHTON (free)
Seems attractive, as it has an interpreter mode, is compact and does not require a fancy development tool.
Again, there there are no samples on the CD. I am affraid that I will have issues using the DLL. Or is there somebody
who wrote a simple PYTHON pin setting example for the K8061 ?

Or do you have a better idea ? Which language should I use to program a simple state machine with the K8061 ?

Thanks a lot for your help
Stefan

Here a link to download the Dev-C++ project: box.net/shared/7k5s8bp392
You may use it as a starting point for any other C++ language project using explicit DLL linking.
Here a Visual Basic 2008 Express project: box.net/shared/5n393f1ifs
Here a link to C# 2008 Express project: box.net/shared/cstqy0ulq4

I prefer Delphi. It can compile standalone exe without need of any additional library.