I think a lot of people on this list come from non-CF backgrounds and have a lot of experience in other languages. Before CF I loved making Java applets and MSAccess apps (it was a while ago), but CF is just easier, and in many ways more profitable to work with.
You don't have to be "limited" to CF programming - because it is relatively open you can interact with COM, Java and C apps, albeit in a limited (and sometimes unreliable) way. At the moment I am working on polishing my Java skills so I can write some cool tags for CF. I'm even fiddling with C a little but that's more of a personal interest. CF gives a bit of room to move around and in my opinion is still the fastest way to make flexible web applications. It's funny how someone can post something like that job request, never come back to the list and still create what seems to be quite a heated discussion.. My two cents Joel -----Original Message----- From: cfaussie@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 27 July 2006 11:21 AM To: cfaussie@googlegroups.com Cc: cfaussie@googlegroups.com Subject: [cfaussie] Re: CF to ASP programmer wanted One thing I have always wondered on this list is why developers limit themselves to only cfml? Sure cfml is a great language that is easy to learn but vbscript, php, .Net, jsp, svg, even vrml all have their place in the development realm - well maybe not vrml anymore. Why not just learn as much as you can so you can develop in what ever language your clients require? Doesn't it enable you to improve your skillset, enable you to find work more easily and also give your clients a range of choices? With visual studio 2005 (and the features it ships with such as ui components) using a framework like atlas, .Net programming *can* be as quick as cfml coding. I personally don't mind working in any language, but I prefer cfml. > > Don't think so... > > What I think we can conclude is that this is the wrong list if you are > looking for someone who *wants* to work in ASP! ;) > > B) > > > Steve Onnis wrote: >> Have we concluded if its ASP or ASP.Net he needs? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: cfaussie@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf >> Of Barry Beattie >> Sent: Wednesday, 26 July 2006 9:02 PM >> To: cfaussie@googlegroups.com >> Subject: [cfaussie] Re: CF to ASP programmer wanted >> >> >> sigh! >> >> pleeeeeze don't start another pissing contest on who's used what >> language the longest. it's such a bore! >> >> I suggest if yiu're *really* interested go look it up on wikipedia. I >> think CF is a touch older than asp but since there was a really good >> interview with Jeremy Allaire covering this, I invite ppl to track it >> down and have a read.... >> >> ... it's not helping Graham find someone >> >> >> On 7/26/06, M@ Bourke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> "11 years ago I chose CFML over ASP for the most productive language." >>> >>> does that mean ASP is older then CFML ? >>> >>> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
