MS isn't free. It's not even open source, which is closer to free. As you say, CF isn't even close to free.
So long as you know your target audience, you can ignore things that don't relate, so whatever you feel like doing... I'm digging laszlo, seems pretty cools so far, and it's purty. I just never really liked ASP for some reason, PHP always got me more excited. I would warn against taking MS for granted tho. There are many solutions that are cross platform, which is where I'd lean. :d On 5/1/06, Rick Faircloth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, Nathan... > > I've checked out the MS Visual Web Developer 2005, express edition, > and it does have limitations, but probably none I'd miss anytime soon, > especially since I'm still working under the limitations of CF 4.5.2. > > The express edition is free, I already have servers running Windows 2000 > Server, > all my OS's are Win XP Pro... > > So, it looks to me like everything would be free...I guess to process > the asp code, I just need to install the .NET framework, which is free > also, > I believe. > > So, it seems like I can start working in the latest asp world for nothing, > except the cost of learning asp coding (which I really don't want to do), > but > I also don't want to spend $1300 to upgrade CF 4.5.2 to the CF 7...$600... > probably, but $1300...I doubt it. Adobe may just lose a CF Developer over > this one...and besides, my clients for whom I develop office web > applications > can setup up servers to run my apps without having to buy CF...they have > to have the Server OS, e.g. Windows Server 2003, but they have to have > that > even with CF... > > Can't believe they don't offer *any* upgrade discount from 4.5.2. I've > paid > MM (now Adobe) $1300 once, and I think I deserve a discount for the latest > version. > > This probably shows my ignorance of the CF 7 platform, but I don't see > any *basic* difference in what 4.5.2 and what CF 7 does that I want...a > means > to add, update, delete, and display data from a database. It seems that > all > the versions of CF do that, just in better ways. I want something > groundbreaking > before shelling out upgrade money. > > Rick > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:239206 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
