It has been some time since PowerBuilder was on top of the world, with human
resource managers constantly on the prowl for developers with PB skills.
With a new and exciting PowerBuilder 9 integrated development environment,
could this be the time for a PowerBuilder renaissance? Sybase threw the doors
open with PowerBuilder 9, and all indications are that they are charging
ahead to make PowerBuilder the first "4GL+" and again the primary tool of
choice for developers everywhere.
Sybase has taken the first step; now all that is left for us to do is
leverage the new features of PowerBuilder 9 and show just how rich and
productive PowerBuilder developers can be. Are you ready? Here are my top
nine reasons for moving to PowerBuilder 9.
#1 - PowerBuilder Native Interface
PowerBuilder Native Interface (PBNI) allows you to write extension libraries
and access them inside Po... (more)
If you're using PowerBuilder 6 or 7 for new development, you should really be
using PB 8. It's the fastest way to build a new client/server application or
move PowerBuilder business logic to a distributed n-tier environment.
Sybase has added many great features to enhance productivity and ease of use
for n-tier and client/server development. Why do things the old way when the
new way will improve productivity, and save time and money?
Here are eight great reasons why your shop should move to PowerBuilder 8:
1. Multiple application access
You can easily cut and paste from one appli... (more)
At TechWave 2002, I was able to catch up with Dave Fish, Sybase PowerBuilder
Evangelist, and ask him a few questions. I hope you find his responses as
interesting as I did.
Q: What is the current state of PowerBuilder?
A: Many organizations who thought that Java was the holy grail of development
languages are finding out that it hasn't lived up to its marketing. They're
looking at other tools to allow them to meet their business goals
(on-time/on-budget development) and PowerBuilder is one of their choices.
PowerBuilder developers are much more productive than their Java counterpa... (more)
Adaptations...as software developers we thrive on adaptations. A large part
of our present and future work is and will be simply morphing or adapting our
previous efforts or the efforts of others before us.
Sometimes we need to reassemble pieces when an application needs maintenance
and other times we bring pieces from our past and get to enjoy the creative
thrill of new application development.
Many things in our environment constantly change. When PowerBuilder first
came into being, many of the TLAs (three-letter acronyms) we constantly toss
around today didn't even exist. Whil... (more)
Do you ever wonder, after making a really cool JSP, PowerDynamo, or ASP page,
just how much of a resource load will result? How many concurrent calls will
max out the CPU on the servers? Wouldn't it be great if you could find out
before the QA people start bashing on it? Wouldn't it be nice to avoid
ordering a pizza and staying until the page is fixed?
If you're tired of unwanted surprises caused by pages that don't scale
correctly, build a tool that allows you to avoid the problem. This article
will show you how to build you own Web load testing tool.
I'll provide an overview of... (more)
Jerry Neppl, previously CEO of a small liquidation company, has been working for PowerTeam, Inc., in Minneapolis, for the past year and a half, having fun and getting 
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