However, I think one sad fact is, that when selecting new technology, managers are generally unwilling (in my eyes) to fork out for software when there are free alternatives, no matter how persuasive the long term cost argument is.
On 10/14/06, Larry Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 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. -- Neil Middleton Visit feed-squirrel.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:257028 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4