And while we're on the subject, asp.net 2.0 is due out this november, I hear. They say it's supposed to cut down coding by 70%, which, by my calculations, should bring it down closer to cf's level.
I'm no advocate, but I will be evaluating it around october to see what it can do. -nathan strutz Damien McKenna wrote: > Never being ones to not paint lofty dreams of future products, but Microsoft > is obviously intending their Avalon GUI system to take over from web > applications in that it can be used to develop RIAs. > > Damien > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stewart, Ryan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wed 7/13/2005 3:29 PM > To: CF-Talk > Cc: > Subject: RE: Not to start a flame war..... > One of the main benefits that I think ColdFusion has over .NET is the > fact that it is a Macromedia product. > > Macromedia is (for now) the undisputed king of Rich Internet > Applications. With Flex and Flash defining the landscape of this part > of the internet, having a backend that is almost seamlessly integrated > with these two technologies is extremely useful. > > As Flex matures, I think that many of its most powerful features will > leverage ColdFusion. It will be ColdFusion helping to power many of > Macromedia's RIAs in the future, so it makes sense to add that as a plus > to the CF side. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:211795 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