> pinnacle of GUI design/rapid prototyping Ditto database work. The client/server paradigm is the corpus calloscotomy (split brain surgery) of our industry.

> pinnacle of GUI design/rapid prototyping Ditto database work. The client/server paradigm is the corpus calloscotomy (split brain surgery) of our industry. Begetting ORMs, LINQ, ActiveRecord, chaotic mutant query language templating system of the week, and other well-intentioned but ultimately detrimental efforts. All being unwitting attempts to regain what was lost. Famously described by Ted Neward's "Vietnam of Computer Science" rant. http://blogs.tedneward.com/post/the-vietnam-of-computer-science/ http://blogs.tedneward.com/post/the-vietnam-of-computer-scie... Though Neward somehow avoids identifying the root cause (client/server). FWIW, I did a bunch of R:Base, dBase/FoxPro, Access, and FileMaker (ahem) projects, back in the day. Sadly never had an excuse to use Paradox in anger, which I understand was the pinnacle for "workgroup" apps (LAN-based, meaning shared access thru file locking).