Appeon announced the availability of the PowerBuilder 2019 R3 Beta
PB 2019 R3 mainly focuses on improving the productivity of PowerScript and C# development.
This beta program is open to all PB customers.
You can send your comments until October 15 to allow Appeon to review them and possibly integrate them into the official release.
Here is an overview of the main new features of this release :
PowerScript Development
- PowerClient Deployment – Automation of App Installation and Update process.
- Decoupling PowerBuilder IDE & Runtime .
- Git Enhancement
Learn More about New PowerScript Features
.C# Development
- Asynchronous Programming – provides asynchronous methods, debugging, and unit testing to simplify asynchronous C# programming for the .NET DataStore.
- Enhanced Debugging
- Docker Deployment – complete the whole docker deployment without leaving the IDE
Learn More about New C# Features
Database Compatibility
- New MS SQL Server Driver – support of the new OLE DB Driver for SQL Server for PowerScript projects (replacing the native deprecated client)
- More Database Compatibility – support of new database types for C# projects (Amazon RDS databases, Azure SQL, Azure SQL Managed Instance, ASE, etc.)
Learn More about New Database Features