On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 11:30, Antony Gelberg wrote: > Hi all, > > Finally migrating my desktop from XP to Debian. I'm still going to keep a > (standalone) machine around for Windows development (e.g. Visual Studio, > Access). > > Clearly I'd like to do more Linux development. Most of my customers run > Windows, but they could probably be convinced to migrate. And for > customers who have no existing system, then it's easier to convince them. > > But the fact is that for many business systems, something like Access: > o Lets me create and maintain the UI and widgets quickly and easily using > it's own GUI. > o Has a built in relational database, that can be linked to the GUI with > minimum effort. (Or optionally, uses ADO or DAO to connect to any number > of databases). > > I don't favour any language per se, I always look to use the "right tool" > for the job.
Don't discount PHP + Postgres at the backend, with web browsers on the client side. Completely platform independent at the client of course. You could also look at Borlnd's Kylix. $$$ for that. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
