Why ASP.NET is superior: You can code in different languages. Strong typing. Better, more flexible ways of separating code from presentation. Server Controls - including real validation controls. Web Controls. Better handling of client state. Better handling of html forms.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Cantrell, Adam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, December 23, 2002 9:43 am Subject: RE: Microsoft plots Macromedia coup against Java > I've read a lot of people say that ASP.NET is 'far superior' to > CF, but have > never really heard their reasoning on feeling that way. I've > looked into > both with a fairly open mind and couldn't really find anything > that made > either far superior to each other. CF is still pretty much the > same ol' easy > scripting language that makes me look really good for the people I > work for, > ASP.NET has a lot of new features that seem cool and convenient, > but nothing > I would say that has made it far superior. Not trying to start a > flame war, > but I was wondering if you could elaborate on your opinion so I > could stop > assuming you're just repeating something you've read? Thanks. > > Adam. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 10:31 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Microsoft plots Macromedia coup against Java > > > > > > Well, I think this would pretty well kill ColdFusion. > > ASP.NET, imho, is far superior to CF. Not to mention that MS > > would not want to support a server product for something > > other than Windows. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: William Wheatley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Monday, December 23, 2002 6:40 am > > Subject: Microsoft plots Macromedia coup against Java > > > > > http://theregister.co.uk/content/4/28667.html > > > > > > Microsoft Corp is believed to have trained its acquisition > > > crosshairs on Macromedia Inc, lining up a deal that would > throw > > > enterprise Java into a spin, Gavin Clarke writes. > > > Industry and analyst sources believe Microsoft covets San > > > Francisco, California-based Macromedia's Flash vector graphics > > > design tool and player, which was radically updated this year. > > > Microsoft's own scripting efforts are regarded as relatively > > > inferior to the cross-platform Flash, which now supports XML, > > > Unicode, MP3 and HTML and which was taken closer towards Java > 2 > > > Enterprise Edition (J2EE) in 2002. The Flash Player, > meanwhile, is > > > compatible with most browsers and used on nearly 90% of desktops. > > > ... More in the article > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Bill Wheatley > > > Senior Database Developer > > > Macromedia Advanced Coldfusion 5 Developer > > > Ediets.com > > > ICQ - 417645 > > > Aim - Bill Ediets > > > 954-749-5013 x159 > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
