Well said Charlie :) Just going out on a limb here, but ol Adobe must of had a reason to make Coldfusion 8 interop with .NET.
Interoperability - The ability of two or more systems, or components to exchange information, and to use the information that has been exchanged Did you know JJ Allaire works for MSFT - does that mean he has to hand in his Coldfusion badge too? On 2/23/07, Charlie Arehart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey, wait, why am I being pulled into this? :-) > > While I did record videos on that topic for MS while I was with New Atlanta, > I am not involved in this upcoming webcast Scott has mentioned. I imagine > someone from New Atlanta may be repeating what I did before, of course. > > And FWIW, I will note that it's about how to integrate CFML and .NET. It's > not at all about how to "move off CFML to .NET". I'll admit that the crux of > that campaign is of that sort. When I was first asked to do it (almost a > year ago exactly), I was a little put off by the "how to move off" > JSP/PHP/CFM nature of the campaign. Fortunately, I was able to offer the > talk I did which was much LESS about leaving and just about making the most > of the two together. It was kind of a stealth move, I felt. > > I can't see the new webcasts being any different, so that's at least some > consolation to those who see any connection as "fraternizing with the > enemy". That said, .NET is a platform. Just as CFMX (and BlueDragon Server, > and Railo) is built atop Java, BD.NET is built atop .NET. One need not > "leave CFML" to get the benefits of that platform. > > But I'll leave it at that. I'm not trying to "sell" anything either. I have > no vested interest in the topic other than to share it as a technical > opportunity for those who could benefit. Indeed, it's why I joined the > company 4 years ago in April (when I had been shown an early alpha of > BD.NET, and after watching BD and its predecessor TagServlet for a couple > years before that). > > But then you see also one of the reasons I chose to move on from the role > and become independent again! :-) Frankly I got tired of the bickering that > often arose over any attempts to show this alternative. I knew it was a > compelling alternative for those who had the problems it solved, and I could > very successfully demonstrate it to those who gave it serious consideration. > And indeed, BD and New Atlanta do continue evolving the product since I left > in April, and are about to announce BD 7. With Railo also offering CF7 > functionality in a new beta, and the Smith project coming along, there are > clearly plenty of demonstrations of the strength of CFML in the market. > > And now with CF8 coming out with really great new features, it really is a > great time to be in CFML. I for one am very happy to be free to look into > any and all possibilities. As always, I'm just looking for solutions to > problems for my clients, regardless of who can provide them. And that goes > for .NET, too. :-) It's not a zero-sum game, folks. There's a place for > everyone and everything. Just pick what solves your problems, but be open > always to alternatives. That may be all Scott means also. > > But trust me--I understand the sensitivity of bringing up .NET in a CF list. > It's like yelling fire in a crowded movie theater. It doesn't matter that > there is no fire. It's just about being sensitive to the way crowds respond. > :-) > > And I should add that my talk and preconference seminar at WebDU will apply > 100% to CFMX users! :-) > > /Charlie > http://www.carehart.org/blog/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: cfaussie@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Robin Hilliard > Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 8:42 PM > To: cfaussie@googlegroups.com > Subject: [cfaussie] Re: CF and .NET (Followup). > > > On 23/02/2007, at 12:10 PM, Scott Barnes wrote: > > Now if we/you want to play the whole MSFT is "Selling" card again, go > > for it, but count me out this time ;) > > Hm, perhaps it's the "learn2asp.net" and "Campaign" in the url that > suggested to some people that this was a "selling" kinda thing... > > Might I suggest "http://billsdevlounge.org/ charliesexcellentbdstuff.cfm"? > :-) > > Robin > > > > > -- Regards, Scott Barnes http://www.mossyblog.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
