My Only reservation about Windev would be its pcode, which would be insecure and slow execution.
Did you try one of my WinDev demo?
if not, you should give them a try before going to any conclusion.
Some of them are avaible in PB, in C++, and WinDev, i bet you that you won't see any difference between them, except for the binary size.
WinDev is not more bloated than DotNET, and its p-code is more secure than any C# IL code.
(And with a little experience it is possible to reduce the size of its framework drastically)
It is part of my toolbox, just like PB and C++
Hundred thousands of programmers world wild are using it, they couldn't be all wrong

Some of the biggest European companies and government's agencies are also using it ...