What is up with these comparisons? There is nothing wrong with comparing CF with any other web application language head on. Why continue to try and pushing packaging as the advantage. Everything you mentioned in your email is available for free as open source packages. Sure it may take some effort to gather them up, but you only have to do that once.
Matt Liotta President & CEO Montara Software, Inc. http://www.montarasoftware.com/ V: 415-577-8070 F: 415-341-8906 P: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Forta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 2:40 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: CF vs. ASP > > And the first time they want to do full text searching, or basic > graphing, or simple things like handling file uploads or using POP (or > LDAP or server side HTTP) you'll need to be add-on modules and > components that will cost you more than the $500 very very quickly. > > And that is just raw cost of goods, not to mention the time you'll save > them too. > > --- Ben > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 5:15 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: CF vs. ASP > > > > Yeah but unless you're hosting it for them, they will have > > to pay an additional amount of money to buy CF Server to > > run that easier code. While certain things like that are > > much easier to code in CF, if you're trying to get a > > customer and it's a big site, $500 could be the difference > > between you getting a job or a competitor. > > If your clients balk at paying $500 for a CF Pro license, they should be > pleased when you tell them they'll save that much in ONE DAY of > development vs ASP/Perl/etc. > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > voice: (202) 797-5496 > fax: (202) 797-5444 > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
