Dennis,
I agree with you 100% on VB and RBase both. RBase is certainly catching
up rapidly and its' bang for the buck is Superlative (or is that Glorious?
No it's Cosmic! No, Amazing! Wait. Supercalifragilistic. Uh, Glorious?).
VB is an object oriented language, even though it lacks True inheritance
(that hasn't bothered me in the least) and the minor changes in Version 7
that will break code I have already written doesn't bother me either. I
will write new apps in Version 7 and maintain others in Version 6. No big
deal, just as we have always kept a few versions of RBase on our machines to
maintain its' different versions.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dennis McGrath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 9:47 PM
Subject: RE: RBase Vs Power Builder
> Gotta throw my two cents in here. Ben makes excellent sense.
>
> R:Base has the strength of enabling ordinary folks with a little smarts to
> really use the power of SQL in a package that is relatively easy to learn.
I
> has enough depth to provide great functionality with Rapid App
Development.
> Depending on you needs and abilities, you may never outgrow it. I've been
> writing almost exclusively in R:Base for over 15 years.
>
> VB is another animal. It opens up the door to real event driven, object
> oriented programming, with the best IDE (Integrated Development
Environment)
> on the planet.
> A very steep learning curve though, which is what comes with this kind of
> power.
> But it is not going to go away and has been getting better every year.
And
> it is designed from the top down to do virtually anything you need to do
in
> Windows.
> Couple that with R:Base via Oterro and you have a pretty good thing,
> with code you can reuse 95% if you ever need to ramp up beyond the power
of
> R:Base.
> Actually, because you can have multiple R:Base databases open at the same
> time, with absolutely no speed sacrifice it would take some doing for most
> applications to outgrow it.
>
> A little perspective, It took me just a few days to start having fun with
> R:Base.
> I was only seeing the tip of the iceberg.
> 16 years later, it has taken me months to really start to have fun with
VB.
> Wonder how big this iceberg is.
>
> Oh, BTW, I think "RA RA" is a great nickname for Razzak.
> Maybe someone will write anther song for the conference.
>
> -- Dennis McGrath
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of Ben Johansen
> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 11:42 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: RBase Vs Power Builder
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> According to Bernie Corrigan, every software environment I either get
actual
> training and/or certified in goes by the wayside (case in point -
> Powerbuilder, SilverStream, Tango). and I was trained by an official
> Powerbuilder Training Center and have Serveral projects that didn't hold
up
> to time under powerbuilder.
>
> I recommend not using powerbuilder. The tough thing will be is to get them
> to stop using Sybase backend database, since powerbuilder is just a front
> end product.
>
> For the Record, I am not officially anything with R:Base for fear of
jynxing
> it... B-)
>
> Ben Johansen
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of marc schluter
> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 6:02 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RBase Vs Power Builder
>
>
> HI all
>
> I have a meeting in 2 wks with a company that user
> Power Builder. I am hoping to get them to switch to
> RBase Win.
>
> Can anyone give me any information about Power Builder
> that I can share with them so they can see the light?
>
> thanks
> marc
>
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