Review of Wisej 3.5: Pros and Cons

After a year of developing with Wisej using VB.NET, I have the following observations:

Pros:

Wisej makes it incredibly convenient and fast to design and develop applications. The interface is very user-friendly and closely resembles WinForms programming. Writing code has never felt this simple and efficient. Developers no longer have to struggle with HTML, CSS, or JavaScript. Changes related to user experience can be made swiftly, and creating data entry forms is extremely seamless, accelerating the product design process by several times compared to languages like Angular, Blazor, etc.

It’s surprising that companies like Microsoft or Meta haven’t adopted this approach. I truly find it amazing to work with Wisej. Perhaps Microsoft should take inspiration from Wisej to create a similar product for application developers in the management domain.

Cons:

However, Wisej has a few drawbacks that I hope will be addressed in future versions:

1. Slow Performance:
   Applications built with Wisej are primarily management software, where interacting with large databases is crucial. When handling multiple features and large datasets, the performance slows down noticeably and often lags.
2. Session Management Issues:
   The session management often fails, such as when a user logs in and the session stores the username, but in different forms, the session sometimes retrieves the information of another user instead.
3. Limited DataGridView Features:
   The DataGridView lacks essential features like filtering, grouping, and row/column-specific searches. To achieve this, third-party add-ins such as Infragistics or DevExpress must be used, which is cumbersome and inconvenient. I hope Wisej invests more in enhancing the grid functionalities, as most developers use Wisej to create management software where grids are heavily utilized.
4. Report Creation:
   There is currently no built-in support for creating reports similar to Active Reports or DevExpress Reports. It would be great if such functionality could be integrated soon.
5. High Licensing Costs:
   The licensing costs for running applications on a server are too expensive, and the number of concurrent users for the free version is quite limited. Even with the Pro version, it only supports 100 concurrent users at a cost of $700 per year, which is quite high—especially considering that we’ve already paid for the development software license. I hope Wisej reconsiders its pricing policy and increases the number of concurrent users allowed.

Additional Concerns:

• QR Code reading controls lack sensitivity and often encounter errors.

I sincerely hope that the upcoming Wisej 4.0 release will address these issues.