Axiant vs VB (was RE: Is powerhouse dead?)

[Olmos, Fernando(Sericon at Alcoa)]

I started out on PH version 6.4 and then COBOL and now VB and Visual Studio.
I guess I was one of the lucky ones. You are right about VB not having a db
dict for "better" db controls, but I found that ADO and SQL are more than
enough tools to manage very complicated querying and database issues. In
fact I find ADO gives you more control over the database than PH. And I mean
control in the sense that you can go down into the database schema, and
yes... even it's dictionary for other hard-core db programming.... and the
flexibility in terms of data results (XML, etc) is vast! Try writing an XML
parser in PH!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Edis, Bob [mailto:BEdis@usbnc.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 2:03 
> To: PowerHouse List (E-mail)
> Subject: RE: Axiant vs VB (was RE: Is powerhouse dead?)
> 
> 
> Are you talking about Axiant 3.1 or higher?  The older 
> versions may have
> been clunky and bug ridden (and feature less) but the latest 
> ones are great.
> I don't think that Axiant is trying to be an object platform 
> but it is a
> client server 4GL.
> 
> The biggest advantage it has I believe is database control via the
> dictionary.  VB doesn't have a data dictionary and I think 
> this is a big
> drawback in sophisticated database record access.
> 
> Did you start out using VB or PowerHouse?  The point of view 
> has a lot to do
> with how we feel about one product or another.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Olmos, Fernando(Sericon at Alcoa)
> [mailto:Fernando.Olmos@alcoa.com.au]
> Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 6:22 PM
> To: PowerHouse List (E-mail)
> Subject: Axiant vs VB (was RE: Is powerhouse dead?)
> 
> 
> > Axiant from my experience beats VB and Access hands downs 
> > when developing
> > client sever database applications.
> 
> You're kidding me! Axiant is the worst attempt at a 4gl-like 
> object platform
> that I have ever witnessed. VB is robust, it's Windows friendly and it
> works! Beats Visual C and Java anyday. Mention Axiant to 
> anyone outside the
> COGNOS community and they think you're talking about a Greek 
> god with a
> powerful axe!
> 
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