"P.Leckett" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
 
>Well, it sounds like as if you need the services of an applications architect.
 
>Only 16% of client/server apps are completed on time and with the
functionality
>required. I am sure this dismal figure is due to a large part in not picking
the
>right tools to fit the job. The issue of whether to use VB or another product
>such as Powerbuilder, Delphi or C++ is really dependent on a number of issues
and
>cannot be decided just "because someone likes it and everybody else is using
it".
 
>For example, you mention security as a criteria. Normally, this is handled by
the
>database service. This pretty well eliminates a desktop DB such as MS Access.
So you're
>left with something like SQLServer, Oracle or Sybase, depending on
requirements such
>as numbre of concureent users, volumetrics, etc... But then you have have to
make sure
>the GUI you've selected provides a direct DB access mechanism. This may lead
to
>increased costs and licensing problems. The list goes on and on.
 
>The point I am trying to make is the selection of a product is far too
complicated to
>be resolved over a newsgroup. Take my advice. Get the best impartial
application
>architect money can buy. In the end you'll more than re-coup your costs as
compared
>to get bogged down in a never ending development project.
 
The tool is secondary. The most important factors are the quality of
your developers and your processes (especially your quality
processes).
 
Pete Franklin, Birmingham, UK
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