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Whither Windows? 20 Apr 2013 | 09:45 pm
One of the questions that I’ve been pondering lately is what will become of Windows. Based on the buzz about BYOD (bring your own device), tablets and the like, and the less-than-stellar reception of ...
Come on in, the Forums Are Fine… 4 Apr 2013 | 12:00 am
What forums you may ask; the Sybase NNTP forums? No, those are going away. Not on the schedule that was originally proposed (December 1 of 2012), but they will go away soon. Replacing them are the onl...
A Look at Appeon Mobile 1 Apr 2013 | 05:15 pm
I am here to tell you it’s true. You can write iPad applications in PowerBuilder. I’m sure that you are waiting for the other shoe to drop but ladies and gentlemen, there is no other shoe. It is simpl...
Gradients, Not Glitz: Methods to Modernize PowerBuilder User Experiences 22 Mar 2013 | 07:45 pm
Surprisingly few applications have used DataWindow gradients since they were introduced in PowerBuilder 10.5. Modern applications frequently have controls with gradients. They can give a fresh look to...
The PostOpen Event – Why It Is So Important 7 Mar 2013 | 12:00 am
Normally I try to write applications on the DataWindow or Appeon but every now and then I get a question that makes me sit back and say, “Huh?” In this case the question concerns the PostOpen event. I...
The PowerBuilder .NET IDE 4 Mar 2013 | 07:30 pm
For the past year plus I've been spending a lot of time working with a web-based BI tool (the development is actually done in a plug-in to Eclipse, but the end users access the results through a brows...
A Pragmatic Approach to Enterprise Architecture 7 Feb 2013 | 10:00 pm
Managing complexity is difficult in any growing business. As companies innovate, add new business lines, expand their global reach, cater to increased volume, or adopt new regulatory rules, processes ...
Elegant Programming | Part 4 5 Feb 2013 | 10:45 pm
A given object should assume as little as possible about the structure or properties of anything else (including its subcomponents). In simpler words: if you want to get data from an object, reference...
Elegant Programming: Managing Functions | Part 3 3 Feb 2013 | 12:00 am
Create a separate function for each logical sub-task, i.e., divide one long program into a number of short subprograms. The idea is named “Separation of concerns.” Do that not only if the code will be...
Web Browser Version of the PowerBuilder CD Player Released 31 Jan 2013 | 12:30 am
This release is written in PowerBuilder 12.1 (build 6518 - GA) and encompasses some interesting features that you can coax out of the Windows operating system. Normally, the application can be deploye...
