Re: Informix 4gl vs Powerbuilderish products?

In Article<4dttlr$lmt@cssun.mathcs.emory.edu>, <Mancunian1@aol.com> writes: > Subject: Informix 4gl vs Powerbuilderish products? > > Which way would you go? > It depends mostly on what the application does and what resources you have. It would be difficult to justify the expense of 50+ copies of PwrBldr, 50+ WinTel PC, train/hire PwrBldr developers for an internal MIS application. The only real justification for choosing PwrBldr is a planned redesign of the legacy application or the desire/need to free yourself from the bonds of Informix. Informix 4GL only works with Informix engines, PwrBldr will run against nearly any SQL engine available. Understand also that in pure performance terms, PwrBldr cannot come close to the capabilities of any language developed for a specific engine. For all but the most complicated applications, Informix 4GL is a faster development environment. This translates directly to lower software development and maintenance costs. In the final analysis, it all comes down to schedule and budget.