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Why wrapping legacy DataWindows in REST endpoints isn’t modernization. It’s embalming.
PowerBuilder 2025 shipped with a feature that’s going to get a lot of attention: automatic REST API generation from existing DataWindows. On paper, it sounds like exactly what legacy PowerBuilder shops have been asking for. Take your battle-tested D...
Microsoft released .NET 10 in November 2025, and .NET 11 Preview 1 followed in February 2026. If you’re making platform decisions right now (whether you’re modernizing legacy code, starting a greenfield project, or planning your next upgrade cycle), you’re probably asking the same question everyone else is: do I ...
Microsoft shipped .NET 11 Preview 1 on February 10, 2026, kicking off the development cycle for what will be a Standard Term Support (STS) release in November 2026. For teams in the middle of modernizing legacy applications—whether migrating from VB6, PowerBuilder, WebForms, WinForms, or older .NET Framework versions...
For decades, PowerBuilder modernization was something enterprises talked about at annual planning meetings and then quietly shelved. The apps still worked. The business still ran. And the cost and risk of migration always seemed to outweigh the pain of staying put.
That calculus has changed. Fast. At GAPVelocity AI, we've seen a sharp increase in PowerBuilder...
If you search "Microsoft Access end of life," you'll find a mix of speculation, outdated information, and vendor marketing designed to create urgency. Some articles declare Access dead. Others insist Microsoft will support it forever. Neither extreme is accurate.
The reality is more nuanced and more challenging to plan around. Microsoft hasn't announced an Access end-...