G'day and Happy Saturday! *(Well, happy whichever current day anybody
happens to read this.)*
*Aside*:
- When I say/write "SQLWindows", the majority of people think SQL.
SQLWindows *(that is the really old name for the product)* is a 4GL
Windows programming tool
- Back in the 90's, SQLWindows and PowerBuilder were top products for
Windows development of, typically, corporate database applications with
whatever database back-end products
- "SQLWindows" today is owned by OpenText, and the product is called
"Gupta Team Developer"
- If you have some free time, this OpenText introduction to "Gupta Team
Developer" is pretty good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W62upK1QjGU
I have more of a devotion to "SQLWindows" than to SQL. Don't get me wrong,
I LOVE SQL ever since getting introduced to relational algebra back in my
university years. And I rather enjoy the kind of application development
for Windows that involves a database.
Career-wise, I am (sticking to modern monikers) an "OpenText Gupta Team
Developer" + Oracle DB back-end specialist.
But that's my day job.
I've always loved programming ever since my early years with my Commodore
Vic-20 and BASIC. Today, I get my hobby programming fix with SpiderBasic,
which fits me better than anything else out there. Light, fun, works A-1
on my Linux-enabled Chromebook, compiles to javascript so apps will work on
any browser, and I'm fascinated by it.
SpiderBasic only works with SQLite, which isn't a bad thing, really.
SpiderBasic is all about creation of client-side web applications, and
SQLite is an excellent choice for that. Plus: SpiderBasic + SQLite + Kexi
makes for a pretty awesome suite for the full RAD monty on a tight budget
and zero tolerance for anything "heavy". (Unless I'm building corporate
applications, then I'm all about "Gupta Team Developer" with a preference
for Oracle back-end.)
There seem to be some pretty sweet no-code/zero-code options out there that
do intrigue me a little. But this kid wants to code.
RAD.sb is a pretty ambitious project, but I'm a pretty happy camper when
tackling intertwingularity (a mission with loads of
interconnected/intertwined things to consider). Rock'n roll!
Oops. I got wordy.
All of that aside, I love wikis in general, and am completely fascinated
with (and a huge fan of) TiddlyWiki. So documenting RAD.sb with
TiddlyWiki, that just makes me giddy and full of warm fuzzies all over.
*My RAD suite, along with SpiderBasic + SQLite + Kexi (and Neocities for
deployment), includes TiddlyWiki for RAD documentation.*
On Saturday, May 23, 2020 at 10:43:23 AM UTC-3, HansWobbe wrote:
>
> Hi:
>
> Thanks for sharing this introductory information. I quite enjoyed it;
> being more of an Oldie than a Newbie, myself.
>
> I admire your obvious ambition in starting your RAD.sb development since
> you did state that this would be a large, long-term undertaking. And your
> long-term devotion to SQL is also something I understand. Those points,
> however, leave me curious as to why you are apparently now using as of the
> light-weight variant such as SQLlite.
>
> Cheers,
> Hans
>
>
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