All,
I'm not an expert, only a casual observer taking a cursory look at this
issue, but here is my point-of-view:
1) Java is the future.
2) Java is nearly identical to PB -- probably because both are simply higher
level incarnations of the same language; C/C++.
3) None of Java's development tools such as the IDE are as sophisticated as
PB's but that will come with time assuming demand from the developers and
R&D from the vendors.
4) Java run time is slow but that will improve with tuning of the language
and more powerful PCs.
5) Java is a true multi-platform language.
6) The PFC could be copied/converted into JAVA and used as a foundation
class for JAVA resulting in a minimal learning curve for PB developers who
migrate to it.
Lester LaForce
Consultant, COMSYS
U.S. Army, Personnel Information Systems Directorate
Washington Dc area
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Our department has approximately 20 programmers. Most of our projects are
for
our company (600 employees) and I'd say that about a third devleop with
PowerBuilder (including yours truly), a third with VB and a third with
Developer
. Our database for all our projects is Oracle. We're starting to think in
terms
of internet/intranet. We'd like to move over to using only one of the above
tools, and we've arranged a meeting next week to discuss it. The general
consensus is:
1. PowerBuilder is currently the most 'advanced' of the three.
2. The learning curve and development time is greater in PB than the others.
3. Developer is currently the 'weaker' of the three.
4. PB is a little behind in all that's involved with the Web
We're looking for a long-term strategy, and there's where VB (Microsoft) and
Developer (Oracle) have the big advantage over PB.
Any opinions - references to papers written on the subject -
facts/statistics -
etc. would be welcome.
I personally would love to stay with PB - I've been with it since v3.0 - but
there's a lot of pressure to dump PB and move over to PB
Thanks
David Lerner
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