PowerBuilder and .NET

It's already documented that Sybase is seriously pursuing implementing support for the Microsoft .NET Framework. This has been broken out into four stages of implementation. At first, the implementation will be focused around the DataWindow and DataStore objects. Following that will be nonvisual objects and, finally, the PB IDE as a tool to develop .NET applications. How long will all of this take? That will be up to the development team at Sybase. Resources are always finite, and a lot more still needs to be done in other areas. However, I know that it's a high priority, and we should start to see news and implementations in the very near future. .NET is here to stay, regardless of whether you're an opponent or a proponent. ...

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