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Front-end tools -- Which is the most productive?

After having seen my co-worker reinventing the wheel
when he busily labored to build MS Access framework, I want to share
my perspective.

Having experienced with Access, Visual Basic, Visual C++,
and PowerBuilder, I think Sybase's PowerBuilder is the most
productive tool to build front-ends for any database or
client/server applications. PowerBuilder's datawindow
is very powerful.

Binh
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Jul 20 '05 #1
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I agree, and it does way more than client-server too. But the market mind
share isn't with Sybase - so the herd goes down the wrong path.

Unfortunately a lot of executive decisions are made by taking in the
powerpoint market pitch, and not through anything that resembles critical
rational thinking.

Essay on the evils of PowerPoint.= http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/books_pp
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After having seen my co-worker reinventing the wheel
when he busily labored to build MS Access framework, I want to share
my perspective.

Having experienced with Access, Visual Basic, Visual C++,
and PowerBuilder, I think Sybase's PowerBuilder is the most
productive tool to build front-ends for any database or
client/server applications. PowerBuilder's datawindow
is very powerful.

Binh
http://vmdd.tech.mylinuxisp.com/catalog/

Jul 20 '05 #2
Hey:
You know I have worked with several products, nothing to beat Web
based front end using ASP/ASP.NET with Oracle/SQL Server back-end. No
client maintenance, just a browser and a NIC. What else can you ask
for ?
Thanks, GIrish
Jul 20 '05 #3

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