Powerbuilder divided biz software developers into two camps: the smart people who hated because it was too opinionated and confined, and everyone else who unde

Powerbuilder divided biz software developers into two camps: the smart people who hated because it was too opinionated and confined, and everyone else who understood that business results were what mattered. Powerbuilder offered ROI like nothing else in that era if you needed custom software in your business. It's interesting that the currently-hot idea of Entity Framework was the core advantage of Powerbuilder with the Datawindow. It still feels like the web is catching up to Powerbuilder in some ways.