I don't really get it. How is asp.net free? Yes, theoretically you can code it in notepad, but most likely everyone will require full copies of Visual Studio .NET.
CF can be coded in notepad, or CFEclipse, both of which are free. Russ > -----Original Message----- > From: Neil Middleton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 11:41 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Cf vs ? > > 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:257030 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
