http://gianlucadebonis.sys-con.com/ Latest News from Gian Luca De Bonis en Copyright 2009 Ulitzer.com Ulitzer.com Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:21:13 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss 360 http://gianlucadebonis.sys-con.com/node/822914 In the last few years many customers I consult for have asked how to modernize their PowerBuilder applications and their development skill set. They want to go to the Web, they want to embrace .NET, and, in general, they don't want to fall behind. I can sense their anxiety, but there are some good approaches that make this transition relatively quick and easy. This article is intended to help all those in this predicament.<p><a href="http://gianlucadebonis.sys-con.com/node/822914" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:15:00 EST http://gianlucadebonis.sys-con.com/node/822914 http://gianlucadebonis.sys-con.com/node/822914#feedback http://gianlucadebonis.sys-con.com/node/522213 Application development and maintenance require frequent iterations between design time and runtime. This process is necessarily time-consuming, imprecise, and somewhat frustrating. True, this is a characteristic of RAD environments...but isn't there a better way? Runtime-driven development represents a step in the right direction. This article talks about Enable Runtime Explorer (Rex) and shows how a new development cycle can benefit the daily activities of PowerBuilder developers.<p><a href="http://gianlucadebonis.sys-con.com/node/522213" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://gianlucadebonis.sys-con.com/node/522213 http://gianlucadebonis.sys-con.com/node/522213#feedback