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details, and I will send you all out details of what needs doing.

Russ

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stuart Robinson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: 16 April 2004 10:09
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [ cf-dev ] The state of ColdFusion in the UK
> 
> 
> Snake, I'd like to help also. How can I get involved?
> 
> Stuart Robinson
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "stephen RAdams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 9:57 AM
> Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] The state of ColdFusion in the UK
> 
> 
> Well, Snake, seeing as I kind of started this topic; I would 
> like to help you build up the CFDeveloper website. How can I help?
> 
> Stephen Adams
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Snake Hollywood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 15 April 2004 18:01
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] The state of ColdFusion in the UK
> 
> Well there are several magazines really pushing MM's MX 
> products, Web pages Made easy, Practical Web Projects and a 
> couple more by paragon publishing, and I have been plugging 
> CFDeveloper to them as a resource for their readers to learn 
> and use coldFusion, and traffic to the CFDeveloepr site is 
> rather high. The only problem is that with only me running 
> Cfdeveloper, not much new gets added. It could do with some 
> additional resource to help build the site and add tutorials, 
> code snippets and combine all the other online resources into 
> one big central resource. I have been meaning to get the 
> members involved more and build up a member submission area 
> where members can add there own tips, tutorials, code 
> snippets etc. But it's all a matter of time, and lack of.
> 
> Russ Michaels
> Macromedia/Allaire Certified ColdFusion Developer
> 
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: stephen RAdams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: 15 April 2004 08:48
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] The state of ColdFusion in the UK
> >
> >
> > Hi Lucas,
> >
> > Thanks for getting back to us, (but on your holiday, wow). Anyway I 
> > think, from my perspective what I'd like to see in the UK 
> is the name 
> > of ColdFusion being promoted better. If you go to a large 
> organisation 
> > like BT and you say "we can build a site for you in half 
> the time, but 
> > using ColdFusion instead of ASP or Java" would they know what 
> > ColdFusion is and if they have heard of the name, would they know 
> > enough about CF to know what all the benefits of using CF over other
> > products are.
> >
> > I do like the idea that Mark Woods said of having a site just 
> > dedicated to ColdFusion like www.asp.net. At the moment if you say 
> > that CF is by Macromedia, they would probably say "oh, 
> don't they make 
> > Flash". Everyone has heard of Flash, why can't Macromedia 
> make a name 
> > of CF as they have with Flash?
> >
> > If MM were willing to support a ColdFusion specific site I am sure 
> > that there would be developers out there willing to spend some of 
> > their free time developing the site.
> >
> > Stephen Adams
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Lucas Sherwood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: 14 April 2004 18:25
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] The state of ColdFusion in the UK
> >
> > Hey Stephen et al,
> > So I am the MM guy here...
> > But I am not really sure what you would like us to say. So 
> these are 
> > my thoughts, not those of the company I work for.
> >
> > CF represents MMs third largest product and we sink 
> hundreds of hours 
> > speaking to User groups, speaking to developers and customers.
> >
> > There are many on this list that know that I am basicly at 
> every MMUG 
> > and CFUG that I can get to (I am currently in SF on 
> holiday, in a park 
> > and still reading this list - gotta love wireless)
> >
> > I am reminded of a phrase, we help those who help themselves. I 
> > traveled to the largest usergroup meeting that the northern 
> usergroup 
> > had. It was 20 people. Not really compelling for MM to pay 
> the train 
> > fair for that.
> >
> > MM's partner team are more than happy to come to almost any 
> end user 
> > meeting that you care to have (as long as you can show that 
> there will 
> > be
> > revenue)
> > and help you pitch CF
> >
> > And as for the comment about CF evangelists, I guess that is what I 
> > am... That is what my card says anyway... L.
> > --
> > Lucas Sherwood
> > Evangelist - Server Products
> > Macromedia EMEA
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: stephen RAdams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: 14 April 2004 12:16 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] The state of ColdFusion in the UK
> >
> > OK, so far we sound as though we agreed, CF in the UK could be and 
> > should be better supported, but how can we make MM aware of 
> this. No 
> > one from MM has replied to this list. Should we post of 
> CF-talk list 
> > or in the Macromedia Forums. It would be nice to get an official 
> > response from someone in MM.
> >
> > Stephen Adams
> > Web Developer/Information Sharing
> > Community Partnerships
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Steve Powell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: 14 April 2004 12:19
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Cc: Steve Powell
> > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] The state of ColdFusion in the UK
> >
> > I've implemented ColdFusion systems at a number of fairly big names.
> >
> > Like others here I've encountered resistence because finding CF 
> > developers isn't straight forward (it isn't something our Project 
> > Managers have heard of) they also like to know that there are other 
> > companies out there using it, a kind of safety in numbers thing.
> >
> > I've often had to compile lists of comapnies that use it and also 
> > demonstrate that there are enough CF dvelopers available to cover 
> > their needs once we've left.
> >
> > I think the usage of CF is grossly under-reported. I've 
> seen quite a 
> > few installations at places that you wouldn't immediately 
> think of as 
> > well as knowing about a number of Intranet apps that aren't exactly 
> > visible.
> >
> > All of this would benefit from a higher profile and 
> generally greater 
> > awareness.
> >
> > MM in the UK provide precious little support outside of 
> CFUGUK and not 
> > that much for CFUKUG. MM UK have had a poor reputation for 
> years, you 
> > should have tried getting support out of them for Director (their 
> > flagship product) 5 years ago.
> >
> > Almost everything gets referred to the US as the guys here are all 
> > sales and not much else.
> >
> > What the solution to this is though I have no idea.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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