Nov 13
There still seems to be a steep learning curve when it comes to Sybase’s PowerBuilder. In this specific case, PB11 is no easier.
What *I* personally would like to see is:
- step by step online tutorials to create a multitude of projects - from simple ‘hello world’ applications to database connected applications to .NET to AJAX enabled .NET web apps
- online videos for the new and experienced developers rather than just feature highlights
- more books… from the “Beginning PowerBuilder 11″ (perhaps a ‘for Dummies’ series type book) to super advanced PB11
- more podcasts ( take a look at Meet the Gimp for example format )
- PowerBuilder gallery of open source and commercial PB applications (please don’t just point to the abomination known as codexchange) and online pb communities
- A better tiered licensing model: Free version (take a look at Microsoft’s VB Express for a model of what should be included for free), Student (K-university) edition, Professional / Small Business, Enterprise. There should be NO feature differences between the student and enterprise editions - the only difference should be in what PB can be used for (licensing).
- Open source & hobby-ist development should be actively promoted to help rebuild the PB community
Can anyone think of anything else to help new developers learn PowerBuilder?
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