> What is it exactly that Microsoft do and MM don't? Well not a great deal really. But ASP is integrated in IIS, so it comes free on every windows server. Similarly, most hosting companies offer ASP and PHP because they don't have to pay for extra licences, and the same goes for ISPs and their RAQ dedicated servers.
ASP and PHP have always been up there because they're free (sort of), and CF still suffers from the old pricing structure. It used to cost a lot more for a ColdFusion license, so a lot of people steered clear. What some realised is that they could actually save that and more through the shorter development time. That brings me to another point. I constantly hear the phrase "ColdFusion is easier to code than ASP and PHP". It's not. Well, not in the way that most people think. In my opinion, programming is not easy in any language. Good programming that is. Some languages make code easier to pick up and easier to maintain, ColdFusion being one of them. For example: <cfset variables.MyVariable = 1> It's pretty obvious to any programmer that this is setting a variable. But to a non-programmer... nothing. Unfortunately Allaire and Macromedia both ran the campaign by telling web designers and html writers that CF was easy to learn. Complete crap. The first thing a non-programmer should do when learning a programming language, is to pick up a book on Software Engineering and read it until bored to death. Then, and only then, should a person start designing a programme, nevermind coding. But that didn't happen. What did happen was that several thousand non-programmers picked up a free copy of CF lite (or whatever it was called), and started creating horrendous applications with a mixture of Ultradev and desperate hacking. They contracted themselves out as "developers" and charged a lot of money. This all happened around the same time as the dot com crash. Consequently the ASP, PHP and even the Perl developers, they all got hot under the collar and spent their time telling clients to avoid CF like the plague. A thing like that can stick with a product for a long time. I'm not saying that's the reason why ColdFusion has never been the top runner over here, but it certainly has some effect. Looks like my time's up on this one. Better get back on me head and continue working. Taz -- These lists are syncronised with the CFDeveloper forum at http://forum.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ CFDeveloper Sponsors and contributors:- *Hosting and support provided by CFMXhosting.co.uk* :: *ActivePDF provided by activepdf.com* *Forums provided by fusetalk.com* :: *ProWorkFlow provided by proworkflow.com* *Tutorials provided by helmguru.com* :: *Lists hosted by gradwell.com* To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
