> There are already some strong candidates and the end result > will be less of a revenue for MM and a general complaint > that the maker of ColdFusion is not the ones making the best > editor for the language.
Well, really, why should Macromedia's editor be the best one for the language? Why does that matter? Should Sun make the best Java IDE? > Dreamweaver works for some, but for many (myself included) > it just does not feel like the editor to do the job. Nothing > about price; Everything about quality and 'feel'. I get the impression that for a lot of people here, it's more about what you're used to than anything else. I mean, there are some people still upset that they can't buy the old BRIEF editor, I'm sure, since they spent the time to learn it thoroughly. This has nothing to do with quality or feel, just familiarity. And as for the "some" and "many" bits, well, we really don't have any numbers either way. I could just as easily say "some people still prefer Homesite, but many people (myself included) prefer Dreamweaver". But the plain hard fact is, CF Studio and Homesite were never that great. They simply sucked less than their competitors for a while. I remember having lots of problems with them - stability and resource problems - back when they were in their prime. I had a lot of the same complaints about them that people have with Dreamweaver now. Finally, as an instructor, it's been my experience that students tend to do a lot better with Dreamweaver now than they did with CF Studio back when that was used with the Macromedia courseware. Most of these people have no prior experience with either product, but they're able to spend less time grappling with typos and more time learning how to write CFML. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Stay Ahead of Hackers - Download ZoneAlarm Pro http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=65 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:190298 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
