[quote] Macromedia is just too late with unique features[/quote] huh?
what other platform has as many built-in features as coldfusion? heres a quote from earlier on another lisr [quote]I imagined MacroMedia would not turn out a template that did not work in all browsers on all platforms[/quote] 2 stupidest things i have heard in a LONG ASS TIME ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Micha Schopman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 09:52:04 +0100 >Same story everywhere, except the US I guess. > >Macromedia is just too late with unique features. It was BlueDragon who >had to come up with the feature of deploying compiled ColdFusion apps >first despite the fact it was widely requested (since v4.0 people >requested it) as a builtin functionality in ColdFusion. And seriously, I >want a product that runs, is stable, but through the years .. ColdFusion >always had the sense of being unstable. <= 5 locking up and being thread >unsafe, 6.* too much Java dependent stability .. (increase this heap, >decrease that heap, do this with memory, do that, check for GC size, >monitor this, monitor that..) I just want a product that runs out of the >box stable without setting up several failover instances.. and yes, >under load, not only my average personal administration but also the >applications we sell to our customers. And those issues aren't caused by >bad code. > >I am not saying the product is dying but I haven't got the feeling it is >growing either, it remains a niche product and it if I believe our sales >team, they have a hard time selling the product. I am committed in >learning other languages; no Cold Fusion jobs would mean no paycheck. >And if you really look at it, why would you choose ColdFusion?, the only >thing I could come up with is the low learning curve. Every language has >a learning curve, but once you get over it you can use the language like >any other product. The most important things in building applications >are the experiences from previous projects. And looking at ASP.NET, my >apps in C# are astonishing quick, structured, can be deployed anywhere, >and too be honest I didn't found the learning curve to be that steep, it >is just different. > > >Micha Schopman >Software Engineer > >Modern Media, Databankweg 12 M, 3821 AL Amersfoort >Tel 033-4535377, Fax 033-4535388 >KvK Amersfoort 39081679, Rabo 39.48.05.380 > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:184534 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
