Dick, just think of it this way... if you develop on a MS platform, you'll be able to bill the clients for 25% more time than it would take to develop on a mac! Besides, the clients are probably more used to inferior product!
Now, in all seriousness, I develop CF on a W2k box at my office because that is what they provide me. They pay for all the software/hardware and I get to use what THEY pick for databases etc. so I can't give much help with free software. I'm thinking of trying to develop CF as a side job to raise some money, but would guess I won't get to do that on my iMac (even tho I'd kill to be able to do so!). I've seen some vendors traveling with 2 laptops and they do demos with them cabled together - one is the 'server' and the other is the 'client' - they do that because the customers don't believe that there's any way you can put a server on a laptop and do demos like it is both a client and server! Maybe you could buy a cheap non-apple laptop and install Linux server on it and impress the clients with your portable network! You could still use your mac as the client and development box. If you do decide to venture over to the dark side, I wouldn't blame you... my kids would rather eat than just be happy saying Daddy develops on a macintosh! I will say that I (tho I'm sure I'm in the minority) do appreciate your efforts and your constant chatter on this list. I try to read every one of your notes because you've got the kind of guts to state your opinions (no matter how wrong everyone else is! HA). You're my kind of guy. Good luck Mitch -----Original Message----- From: Dick Applebaum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 12:58 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice On Tuesday, September 10, 2002, at 10:44 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > If the majority of the program I ran wasn't windows based, I'd run > redhat linux. Dick, I think you're going about this the wrong way tho. > OSX shows a lot of promise from what I've seen (despite that it's a day > and a dollar too late). Hell, I'm jealous of OSX that it runs on top > of a > stable platform like BSD. There is nothing inheritantly wrong with OSX > and the MyOS is better than YourOS is always going to be a heated > discussion. I'd seriously invest in another layer of humor and thick > skin and not worry about it so much. > The fact that an OS is good or bad isn't the issue. What I need is an OS that supports my Developer platform of choice and vise-versa. I spent a lot of time on the port and vocal support of CFMX-Mac OS X platform... a lot of time that could have been spent earning an income. I gave it my best shot, butnow it's time to move on. I can add the layer of humor and skin -- but I gotta' pay the bills, too. > If you really want to make everyone happy on the list (opposed to > yourself) then... get a wintel or redhat box for the purpose of a Which? Windows or Linux? Why? What db(s) should I put on the developer box -- I want to be able to develop and demonstrate entirely on a laptop (and I rule out MS-Access as a viable db for presentations/demonstrations)? What should I expect to pay for hardware & software for a complete, self-contained development system? Also looking for hardware brand/source recommendations; Also, what software packages beyoun the basic OS? TIA Dick > development server. I don't think you realized the can of worms you > opened on yourself when you ported CFMX to OSX. ;) > > ~Todd > > On Tue, 10 Sep 2002, Dick Applebaum wrote: > >> Ya' know, it gets pretty old... I am beginning to accept the fact >> that >> as a Mac/CF developer, I will always be a second-class citizen, and >> not >> have equal resources with the competition. >> >> So, I am open to suggestions: >> >> If you could chose a platform today, with no baggage, what would it >> be? >> >> I am seriously looking for suggestions! >> >> TIA >> >> Dick >> >> >> On Tuesday, September 10, 2002, at 09:56 AM, Stephen Moretti wrote: >> >>>> It doesn't work on a Mac -- why doesn't that surprise me? >>>> >>>> Dick >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, September 10, 2002, at 08:18 AM, Bryan F. Hogan wrote: >>>> >>>>> http://cfm.blogspot.com/ >>>>> >>>>> What easter egg? >>>>> >>>>> At 11:10 AM 9/10/2002 -0400, you wrote: >>>>>> I like the CF Easter Egg >>>>>> >>> >>> >>> Ok I shouldn't really do this on CF-Talk, but I can't resist..... >>> Sorry >>> Michael..... >>> >>> Does anything work on a Mac??? >>> >>> Sorry Dick.... Only joking! >>> >>> >>> Stephen >>> >>> >>> >> > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.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
