Calvin not quite. CFEclipse, I can see, is a terrific development, but as I found to my cost, if installation doesnt go right, it's very very difficult to fix. Support is dependent on the ample goodwill of the people developing it, but still there is no obligation on anyone to make sure it all works.
This is no criticism of the folks who are developing the CFEclipse product, but I found it difficult to download (It took more than an hour to start downloading by the time i negotiated the maze of sourceforge) and then installation didn't go perfectly - I wasn't sure which of the 45 files i was supposed to be downloading, and even then it wasnt a fullly bundled package. So. having a problematic download and installation, everything went downhill from there. Several of the patient and helpful people working on CFEclipse tried to help, but unlike a paid-for package like StudioMX, I had no right to DEMAND support. I could not insist on whatever it took to get it all going properly for me. IN the end i had to just cross it off my list as another probably-good-product-i-have-to-have-another-go-at-one-day. That's the difference between a user-supported open source application and a fully commercial paid-for app. In the case of CFEclipse, I can see if it all goes well, it's a very versatile and developer-oriented product. If it doesnt all go well it's a bloody nightmare. It's the same with the open source CMS Farcry. If installation goes well, it's obviously straightforward. If you hit a snag you can't DEMAND someone help you fix it, you are reliant on the goodwill of other users. If they lose patience with your problem or run out of ideas, there's no obligation on them to stick with you. I had a non-standard setup with Farcry, and despite several days of working at it, with the assistance of several other users, I couldn't get it going in my setup before I reached decision time. So I had to dump it. If I'd bought and paid for it, I could have said "you guys fix it so it works and dont whine to me about the cost". Cheers Mike Kear Windsor, NSW, Australia Certified Advanced ColdFusion Developer AFP Webworks http://afpwebworks.com ColdFusion, PHP, ASP, ASP.NET hosting from AUD$15/month On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 17:37:45 -0500, Calvin Ward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Eclipse + CFEclipse is eclipsing any offer from Macromedia in terms of truly > supporting ColdFusion. > > Every time I fire up WSAD for Java development for WebSphere, or even > Eclipse, I shake my head at the whole DW/HomeSite/CF Studio debacle. > > - Calvin > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=17 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:190162 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=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
