Phillip, Well written. I agree 100%.
John > -----Original Message----- > From: Phillip Holmes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 10:30 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: CF vs. .NET presentations? > > Steve, > > Let me start by saying I have been with CF since 1996. > > I've recently learned .NET via C# as well. The resemblance of C# to Java > is > remarkable which made the learning curve much faster for me. However, I > must > agree with you and also add that ASP.NET 2.0 is faster / requires less > hardware to host the same ap. It has built in enterprise session > capability > that allows your SQL database to track your session state and much more. > > After about 6 months of learning / using .NET, I don't see myself using > ColdFusion as a recommended middleware for large scale sites or clients > that > are on a budget. The company that I work for HAD the highest traffic > ColdFusion site on the planet. > > Here is a situation similar to mine: > http://members.microsoft.com/CustomerEvidence/Common/FileOpen.aspx?FileNam > e= > 10625_ComputerJobs_bizversion_300k.wvx > > The thing that I don't agree with that CJ.com said was about the number of > developers it took to maintain the sites pre / post conversion. They must > have had some code org. issues, because that has been the same for us. > > Unfortunately, I can see the writing on the wall for CF unless Adobe > adopts > a DRAMATIC pricing reduction strategy. Plain and simply put, with .NET and > Mono in the market, CF can no longer increase market share whilst > continuing > to maintain / increase their pricing. They're not the only game in town > and > they need to start acting like it. > > I pains me to write this publicly about CF. So please no flames. I hate it > just as much as the next CF'er. However, I am relieved that I have finally > learned .NET because the .NET to CF job ratio is about 100:1 at least. > Holding on exclusively to a versus mentality will only hurt yourself in > the > end. > > > > --Phil > > ===========> > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Brownlee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 11:19 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: CF vs. .NET presentations? > > I use ASP.NET quite a bit, and while I'd still give CF a slight edge in > development speed, the gap has closed tremendously since the days of > original ASP. Now that ASP.NET has a top-notch visual designer, there are > times when coding an ASP.NET application can be even faster than CF - > given > that the programmers knowledge of both is equal. > > Steve Brownlee > http://www.fusioncube.net/ > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tom Kitta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 5:57 AM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: CF vs. .NET presentations? > > > > Is the argument that development in CF is quicker then in .NET still > > valid - when comparing latest to latest - anyone expert on say Asp.Net > > ... I just know VB myself, > > > > TK > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.8/455 - Release Date: 9/22/2006 > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:254913 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
