Sybase PowerBuilder
Sybase PowerBuilder is a rapid application development (RAD) environment primarily used for building client-server database applications. It features a unique data-centric object called the DataWindow, which significantly streamlined data retrieval, manipulation, and presentation, making it…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 1991
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- It was created to address the complexity and time-consuming nature of developing graphical user interface (GUI) applications that interacted heavily with relational databases in the client-server era, offering a visual, low-code approach compared to traditional C/C++ development with manual SQL integration and UI design.
- Platforms
- mobile (via Mobile applications with Appeon), linux (via .NET Core deployment with Appeon), web (via WebForms/Web APIs with Appeon), windows
Related technologies
Notable users
- Government agencies
- Manufacturing companies
- Healthcare providers
- Financial institutions (banks, insurance companies)