Subject Re: Why choose dBASE for new database development? From Akshat Kapoor <akshat.kapoor@kapoorsons.in> Date Mon, 27 Jul 2020 09:42:00 +0530 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started On 27.07.2020 03:30, O.J. Newman wrote: > There are many languages/IDEs available today (e.g. MS Visual Studio, > Java/Eclipse, etc.) as well as database prgrams (e.g. MS Access, > R:BASE, etc.) and 4GLs (e.g. WinDev, Clarion). > > Why would dBASE be an excellent choice for a new database development > project? > > Thanks, > O.J. > > P.S. How useful is dmC.R.U.D. in developing real world CRUD > applications? Can dmC.R.U.D. applications be scaled up to a SQL server > backend? > Good Morning O.J. I will start with your last question. Wizards do help us in setting up a application but no wizard can anticipate the validity checks required by real life applications. This is where programmers come in. All dBase applications have a dual option 1. You can opt in for .dbf tables for storing data 2. You can store data on backend databases like MySQL, MariaDB, Firebird to name a few. You can even opt for a combination (I use both) as per your requirement (and if required both at the same time also). Then we have form designers and report generators which do ease much of our work. All languages / IDE's have most features which are common, but they vary on some features which make them suitable for specific applications. If it is involvement of Graphics or very high precsision number calculations I would not recommend dBase. But if it is data crunching like Point of Sale applications or other similar business applications then my choice would be dBase. And now coming to the best part. You have excellent support system. There are a lot of readers of these newsgroups many unlike me who have been programming in dBase for more than 20 years (for some it could be nearing 40). And all have experience in wide variety of applications. So together we should be able to solve most of the issues you may face. Regards Akshat