Borland's ObjectVision (opens in new tab)

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mimixco5y ago· 1 in thread

I worked at Borland just before this came out. CASE (now called "no code") was hot then and didn't really absolve anyone of programming or debugging skills. And it still doesn't.

Best part is the beginning where the teacher says you can learn "everything you need" to write Windows apps in an hour. Of course you can!

mckinneyOP5y ago

Yes, marketing a "visual" programming tool for non-programmers always struck me as a bit reckless, if not dishonest. But ObjectVision was fun while it lasted though. The way it automatically connected ("linked") with desktop databases was impressive for its time.

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