>On 10/13/06, Larry Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> ... >> So basically these days the cost argument is quite frankly pure crap. > > >I have to disagree. "Workarounds" to get "free" don't qualify as "free", >and the solutions mentioned as free (BD and ralio(sp?)) aren't "free", >really... have you read the fine print? > >"Value" is such a fun term, anyways. Very malleable. Ohh, Malleable. >I love that word. > >Yeah, there are things I like about CF and that it "costs", and things I >don't like. Not sure if there's a right or wrong. The only thing that >bugs >me is "open source" stuff with it isn't really "open source", since the >engine itself isn't open source. Now, I guess the same goes for Java, >I reckon, last I checked, so.... eh, I don't know. Computers ain't >"free"... >How far down the rabbit hole to go, neh? > >But cost is for sure a factor of CF, no ifs, ands, or buts. > >So sayeth a D-Man!
The "D" man may nbot be too sure of what he's talking about. OK lets look at it another way, how much is a PDF generator, even in terms of time alone? Using iText (assuming you can install it on your server in the first place) takes a lo of time and effort to say the least. Compare that to using CFMX 7's PDF generation abilities. Multiple hours of work vs a few minutes. Again if you're paying a developer $50 per hour, that adds up very quickly. After a very short time its cheaper to by CFMX7. Or CFMAIL, same thing. you can add in mail capacities with other languages, typically they are extras and cost much more. Moreover adding the email to the app can be an effort. With CF its very easy. Again in this case time is money. Other examaple creating or consuming web services, directory watchers etc. The idea is that when you factor in the real costs, CF is cheap. When you compare the time it takes from the initial requirements gathering to rollout, CF is much more of a RAD than almost any other type of web based app environment. Again when you are paying hourly rates for multiple developers those costs add up very rapidly. If developing an app takes 3 CF developers at $50 per hour each, 180 hours to roll an app out, and 3 developers using another language 240 hours, again at $50 per hour each. Then the difference has paid for 1 copy of CF Enterprise, and you still have around $4000 in the bank. Enough said. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:256790 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
