Here's a completely different perspective on Xojo: https://timdietrich.me/blog/xojo-netsuite-development/

My advice to developers that are interested in Xojo, or looking for something different in terms of languages / development platforms, is to give Xojo a try. You can build and run apps in debug mode for as long as you'd like, all at no charge. It's only when you want to compile apps so that you can run them as executables and/or for distribution that you'll need to purchase a license.

Ugh! I hate to hear that. I used to like RealBASIC, and thought they'd kept up that spirit.

What a pity, I liked the product when it was Real BASIC.