I don't personally think any of those start to scratch the capabilities of WinForms or an old-school Access DB - These are just the ability to create a static site, or at most submit some data through a form, not build an actual application.

I know Hypercard wasn't multi-user, but you could make something and then send it to someone without incurring fees.

Regardless of the technology and requirements though, which will be specific to each project, I just wanna be able to make stuff and show it to people :) (and not just a static site with a form).

And if I need to make certain apps quickly, why is Access still a compelling choice? (PLEASE someone tell me an alternative if there is one for the sort of app you would build in an Access DB, I genuinely want to know!)

So why not use WinForms?

It’s old and legacy, and it would be great if there was something that was as quick and easy but built on new technologies with better capabilities.