> These 4GL database/programming products seemed poised to succeed in the web era. The lack of adaption to anything, not just the web, defines these tools. Th

> These 4GL database/programming products seemed poised to succeed in the web era. The lack of adaption to anything, not just the web, defines these tools. There were plenty of 4GL-like tools for building websites in the late 90's but just like these tools they all suffered from being good at prototyping and terrible for long term development.