Well, I certainly been around the on-line community for quite some time.
I was a Microsoft MVP awardee from 2003-2017 (for office + MS Access). I still maintain quite a presence in the Access community.
Spend lots of time in vb.net/asp.net/sql server these days (and yes, some JavaScript too!) – but one reason I’m here is I wanted a dev tool with a minimal of markup, and wanted to avoid too much JavaScript).
I have a strong personal belief that “major” portions of the layout and design process should not involve me writing much code.
B4A has this nice balance between what you can do, and the amount of “wiring” up things, but does not hold one back in terms of features.
welcome to the B4X forum.
Thank you kindly.
I will say that my experience with B4A so far has been really wonderful. For a given amount of effort, what I accomplished so far is nothing short of amazing.
I did not realize the breath of this product. I have to try hard NOT to find example code that gives so much on a silver platter.
I had a SQLite database and some code up and running in just a few hours. Of course the data and tables come from MS-Access!
If I ever get some time? I’m going to write a record set class for editing data in B4A. But, baby steps, baby steps!!
And, the stunning performance of B4A at runtime is another surprise. That JIT (just in time compiler) + optimizations of the Android system is leveraged by B4A. So, in a funny way, I am entering this strange new Android world at a great time, and B4A is rather mature right now.
My expectations were not high jumping on B4A. But, at every turn, my expectations have been exceeded.
And the community here? Again, great, and right up my alley in terms of the help I received.
And yes – it is me! ;-)
Regards,
Albert D. Kallal
Edmonton, Alberta Canada