Hello Every one!!,

Could any body tell me for how long the demand for powerbuilder programmer
exists... the recent trend shows everything is going on to be web dependendent.
I'm bit worried ab't security of my job.. i'm with PB since the release of
Ver.4.0.. and bit reluctant to leave PB now.

could anybody suggest me whether should i move on to Java or simillar
techonologies or should i get along with PB??

Please respond to me...
Thanks!!

Regards,
Dhawan.

It never hurts to expand your skillset by picking up new languages.
PowerBuilder is still going strong, Sybase has a renewed commitment to their
flagship development tool, and I see no signs of PB becoming obsolete in the
next few years.


Ramesh <rmdhawan@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Eh2UVadM$GA.55@forums.sybase.com...
> Hello Every one!!,
>
> Could any body tell me for how long the demand for powerbuilder programmer
> exists... the recent trend shows everything is going on to be web
dependendent.
> I'm bit worried ab't security of my job.. i'm with PB since the release of
> Ver.4.0.. and bit reluctant to leave PB now.
>
> could anybody suggest me whether should i move on to Java or simillar
> techonologies or should i get along with PB??
>
> Please respond to me...
> Thanks!!
>
> Regards,
> Dhawan.

How about Delphi ?

Ramesh <rmdhawan@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Eh2UVadM$GA.55@forums.sybase.com...
> Hello Every one!!,
>
> Could any body tell me for how long the demand for powerbuilder programmer
> exists... the recent trend shows everything is going on to be web
dependendent.
> I'm bit worried ab't security of my job.. i'm with PB since the release of
> Ver.4.0.. and bit reluctant to leave PB now.
>
> could anybody suggest me whether should i move on to Java or simillar
> techonologies or should i get along with PB??
>
> Please respond to me...
> Thanks!!
>
> Regards,
> Dhawan.

Actually, a nice strategy for your job skills might be to learn EAServer.  This
leverages your PB skills (components can be written in PB and/or Java) and
provides an inroad to Java and distributed applications.  Also, since these
technologies work with Microsoft Internet Server and Active Server Pages, you
can broaden yourself there as well.  EAServer is becoming a more popular choice
for professional multi-tier and web applications.

regards



On Fri, 19 Nov 1999 02:08:50 +0700,
 in powersoft.public.powerbuilder.general
Asikin <erlies@centrin.net.id> wrote: 
>How about Delphi ?
>
>Ramesh <rmdhawan@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:Eh2UVadM$GA.55@forums.sybase.com...
>> Hello Every one!!,
>>
>> Could any body tell me for how long the demand for powerbuilder programmer
>> exists... the recent trend shows everything is going on to be web
>dependendent.
>> I'm bit worried ab't security of my job.. i'm with PB since the release of
>> Ver.4.0.. and bit reluctant to leave PB now.
>>
>> could anybody suggest me whether should i move on to Java or simillar
>> techonologies or should i get along with PB??
>>
>> Please respond to me...
>> Thanks!!
>>
>> Regards,
>> Dhawan.
>
>

In article <Eh2UVadM$GA.55@forums.sybase.com>, rmdhawan@hotmail.com 
says...
> Hello Every one!!,
> 
> Could any body tell me for how long the demand for powerbuilder programmer
> exists... the recent trend shows everything is going on to be web dependendent.
> I'm bit worried ab't security of my job.. i'm with PB since the release of
> Ver.4.0.. and bit reluctant to leave PB now.
> 
> could anybody suggest me whether should i move on to Java or simillar
> techonologies or should i get along with PB??
> 

Dhawn - 

I personally do not see everythign moving to the Web. There is still a 
need for traditional apps. These apps may be distributed and therefore 
you should learn EAServer or learn about app servers in general. This 
will become a big part. 

In short, I think PB will be around for awhile. You are also able to 
create Web apps using PB/Powersite/EAServer. So that should cover the 
other apps you need to do as well.

Mark

-- 

Mark J. Pfeifer[TeamSybase]		Corporate Technology Partners, Inc.
mpfeifer @ sprynet.com		   Emerging Technology Solutions
					         www.ctpartners.com

                          e-Map Solutions Provider

Over the past year I've gone from a full time PB programmer to a full time
M$ programmer. Along the way I learned MTS,ADO,COM, XML, ASP,Active
Directory to name a few. There has been no shortage of new projects using
these techs.

That said I don't think PB will be disappearing any time soon. There is
still a pretty entrenched install base out there for PB and it's still a
good tool for client server apps.

I think any web related technology is a good thing to know right now. There
are a lot of shops implementing java business infrastructures with COM
wrappers. XML is also not to be ignored.

Rich M

Ramesh <rmdhawan@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Eh2UVadM$GA.55@forums.sybase.com...
> Hello Every one!!,
>
> Could any body tell me for how long the demand for powerbuilder programmer
> exists... the recent trend shows everything is going on to be web
dependendent.
> I'm bit worried ab't security of my job.. i'm with PB since the release of
> Ver.4.0.. and bit reluctant to leave PB now.
>
> could anybody suggest me whether should i move on to Java or simillar
> techonologies or should i get along with PB??
>
> Please respond to me...
> Thanks!!
>
> Regards,
> Dhawan.

In article <QwrR50QN$GA.311@forums.sybase.com>, rmorrison@greystone.com 
says...
> Over the past year I've gone from a full time PB programmer to a full time
> M$ programmer. Along the way I learned MTS,ADO,COM, XML, ASP,Active
> Directory to name a few. There has been no shortage of new projects using
> these techs.
> 
> That said I don't think PB will be disappearing any time soon. There is
> still a pretty entrenched install base out there for PB and it's still a
> good tool for client server apps.
> 
> I think any web related technology is a good thing to know right now. There
> are a lot of shops implementing java business infrastructures with COM
> wrappers. XML is also not to be ignored.

XML is important. Especially if you are going to do EJB work.

Mark

-- 

Mark J. Pfeifer[TeamSybase]		Corporate Technology Partners, Inc.
mpfeifer @ sprynet.com		   Emerging Technology Solutions
					         www.ctpartners.com

                          e-Map Solutions Provider

Has there been any rumors about whether PowerSoft will add XML support to PB
similar to the way Get/SetFullState work?

-Charles

Mark J. Pfeifer[TeamSybase] wrote:

> In article <QwrR50QN$GA.311@forums.sybase.com>, rmorrison@greystone.com
> says...
> > Over the past year I've gone from a full time PB programmer to a full time
> > M$ programmer. Along the way I learned MTS,ADO,COM, XML, ASP,Active
> > Directory to name a few. There has been no shortage of new projects using
> > these techs.
> >
> > That said I don't think PB will be disappearing any time soon. There is
> > still a pretty entrenched install base out there for PB and it's still a
> > good tool for client server apps.
> >
> > I think any web related technology is a good thing to know right now. There
> > are a lot of shops implementing java business infrastructures with COM
> > wrappers. XML is also not to be ignored.
>
> XML is important. Especially if you are going to do EJB work.
>
> Mark
>
> --
>
> Mark J. Pfeifer[TeamSybase]             Corporate Technology Partners, Inc.
> mpfeifer @ sprynet.com             Emerging Technology Solutions
>                                                  www.ctpartners.com
>
>                           e-Map Solutions Provider

The general session at TechWave '99 mentioned this as a natural step in the
evolution of the datawindow, however, this was never confirmed as a planned
feature.

---
pbm_hopethishelps,
Roy Kiesler [TeamSybase]
Sybase Developer Network (SDN) - http://www.sybase.com/sdn


On Mon, 29 Nov 1999 14:48:43 -0600,
 in powersoft.public.powerbuilder.general
Charles Ginzel <cginzel@entergy.com> wrote: 
>Has there been any rumors about whether PowerSoft will add XML support to PB
>similar to the way Get/SetFullState work?
>
>-Charles
>
>Mark J. Pfeifer[TeamSybase] wrote:
>
>> In article <QwrR50QN$GA.311@forums.sybase.com>, rmorrison@greystone.com
>> says...
>> > Over the past year I've gone from a full time PB programmer to a full time
>> > M$ programmer. Along the way I learned MTS,ADO,COM, XML, ASP,Active
>> > Directory to name a few. There has been no shortage of new projects using
>> > these techs.
>> >
>> > That said I don't think PB will be disappearing any time soon. There is
>> > still a pretty entrenched install base out there for PB and it's still a
>> > good tool for client server apps.
>> >
>> > I think any web related technology is a good thing to know right now. There
>> > are a lot of shops implementing java business infrastructures with COM
>> > wrappers. XML is also not to be ignored.
>>
>> XML is important. Especially if you are going to do EJB work.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> --
>>
>> Mark J. Pfeifer[TeamSybase]             Corporate Technology Partners, Inc.
>> mpfeifer @ sprynet.com             Emerging Technology Solutions
>>                                                  www.ctpartners.com
>>
>>                           e-Map Solutions Provider
>
>
>