Re: Power Objects vs Developer/2000?

From: Phil Herring <revdoc_at_uow.edu.au>
Date: 6 May 1998 23:55:00 GMT
Message-ID: <6iqt8k$gcg$1@wyrm.its.uow.edu.au>

In article <6ipuf1$15q$1_at_nnrp1.dejanews.com> , Paul.Ness_at_signal.co.uk writes:
>I keep reading that Power Objects should be used to develop workgroup systems
>(< 25 users) whereas Developer/2000 should be used to develop business
>enterprise systems (>= 50 users). But why? This often stated fact never seems
>to be substantiated. Why can't I use Power Objects to develop a system that
>is used enterprise-wide? After all, objects are supposed to support
>scaleability.

I wouldn't start any new projects with OPO... development on the product has ceased, and I assume that it will be desupported in the next couple of years.

FWIW, I have written an fairly complex app with OPO. Aside from the bugs in the product, it's better than Dev2K; easier to use and a whole lot faster for a single programmer. However, Dev2K would be better if you have teams of programmers working on a large project, as OPO doesn't have much support for shared source code, Des2K, or version control.

Received on Wed May 06 1998 - 18:55:00 CDT