Back this up with your reasoning....also if you wouldn't run Windows how are you going to run .NET....? curious...
Nathan Strutz wrote:
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>Viktors Rotanovs wrote:
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>>PHP also runs on Windows and there's nothing wrong with running it that way.
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>Yeah, but on mission-critical high-end applications, would you run it on
>windows? I wouldn't. Though maybe I wouldn't run windows either...
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>>Isn't the main goal to build working application as quickly as possible?
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>I guess this one got beaten to death over my lunch hour ;)
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>Answer: depends on the job. With no budget or time, yes, faster is king.
>With a healthy budget and/or enough time, no, the main goal is to do it
>right. Priorities shift with time.
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>>>Also, ASP.NET 2.0's goals are to cut coding down by 70%, which may get
>>>it closer to CF's level.
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>>There are lots of modules available for PHP for doing common tasks, all
>>of them are available on pear.php.net, plus you can borrow LOTS of code
>>from various free apps available on the net.
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>Good point, but there are 'modules' (term loosely) out there for any
>language. Typically, I don't use any add-ons on high-traffic areas
>unless they're VERY polished or way out of my development ballpark. I
>like to know exactly what's happening under my hood (though I have heard
>good things about Pear).
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>>>Also, we have settled (for good) on SQL Server, therefore ADO.NET would
>>>be ideal for connecting to it.
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>>PHP also works with SQL Server, even with stored procedures etc.
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>So does CF, but it's still not ADO.NET.
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>>You can run PHP on Linux or any other OS when you grow and don't like to
>>buy more Windows licenses.
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>:) that day may come.
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>>>Yes, I know the development costs are an issue as well, but there are
>>>some other issues in play that i'm not going to talk about in this email.
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>>Perhaps company politics?
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>Yes, and JRun server issues, and the MS .NET marketing campaign.
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>-nathan strutz
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