Re: Delphi 2.0 vs. Powerbuilder 5.0

Someone wrote:
> I imagine that this thread will continue forever. If Delphi were wo much better then
>powerBuilder would see
> at the very least a slowing in their growth. But that is not the case. With the
>release of version 5 PB has
> experienced a surge of growth unlike any other that it has ever had.

   People *are* buying Delphi Client/Server, many of them would have bought    PB instead. I'm sure if you'd ask your average Powersoft sales rep    if they'd like to see Delphi disappear, they'd whole heartedly say 'Yes'.

> Look at the rates for consultants in NYC. VB $50-80, Delphi (I only found two and no
> rates quoted), PB
> $95-130... (New York Times) Case Closed.

   How exactly the case gets closed when you compare a few high rate PB    jobs to two Delphi jobs where no rate was listed evades me.

   I've done my own little survey, though. I've worked with PB for    about 2 years, and Delphi since it came out. In that time, the Powerbuilder    development environment has GPF'd over *700* times (yes, I keep track    of each one). The Delphi environment has GPF'd *TWICE*. And, I might    add, each of those times Delphi 'captured' the GPF and ignored it - preventing    any loss of my work. IMHO, case closed. Of course, programmers    are welcome to use whatever system they prefer (that's why there's    chocolate and vanilla) - but I know my tool of choice. Received on Fri Jul 12 1996 - 00:00:00 CEST