Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-30 Thread Scott Brady
It's been 10 years. Some of my memory is fuzzy. :) Regardless, Adobe didn't kill off Spectra, so it's hard to fault them for that. Scott On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 7:59 AM, Raymond Camden wrote: > > Spectra did sell well. I don't have the sales #s but it was a good > seller - especially in Europ

RE: why is cf_builder so expensive? (Revisited)

2011-01-29 Thread Andrew Scott
I have created a few video's to highlight some of these problems if anyone is interested. Also I did a video on another problem I had with migrating over to ColdFusion 9 as per a blog post I wrote. I did this video because I got a bit of flak on that post, because one person in particular commente

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-29 Thread Mike Chabot
ColdFusion has been around for over 15 years and has survived two corporate takeovers. That is a remarkable accomplishment considering how many other products and technologies have not survived. ColdFusion must be doing something right. I usually mention this point when asked about the future of t

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-29 Thread Dave Watts
> So I'll say again that we must agree to disagree here sir. It's clear I'm > not swaying you in any way. And it seems clear you think I'm a fool. The > beauty of HOF is that's it's made of so many opinionated people. I don't think you're a fool, I just disagree with you on this specific issue. B

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-29 Thread Mark Drew
Yeah, it was Macromedia MD On 29 Jan 2011, at 14:59, Raymond Camden wrote: > > Spectra did sell well. I don't have the sales #s but it was a good > seller - especially in Europe I believe. Allaire did not cancel it - > Macromedia did. > > On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 7:14 AM, Scott Brady wrote:

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-29 Thread Raymond Camden
Spectra did sell well. I don't have the sales #s but it was a good seller - especially in Europe I believe. Allaire did not cancel it - Macromedia did. On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 7:14 AM, Scott Brady wrote: > > To be fair to Adobe, two of the products you mentioned they killed off were > a result o

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-29 Thread Michael Grant
You should see me dance. On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 8:58 AM, Jeffrey Battershall wrote: > > I, for one, would like to acknowledge you for the entertainment value you > bring to this list. Thank you. > > Jeff > > On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 8:47 AM, Michael Grant wrote: > > > > > > > > > "I know so mu

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-29 Thread Jeffrey Battershall
I, for one, would like to acknowledge you for the entertainment value you bring to this list. Thank you. Jeff On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 8:47 AM, Michael Grant wrote: > > > > > "I know so much about marketing from my experience with small/midtier > > companies in completely different lines of bus

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-29 Thread Michael Grant
> > "I know so much about marketing from my experience with small/midtier > companies in completely different lines of business that I can > accurately make a cost-benefit analysis without any background > information other than my own wild-ass guesses." > Well yours is certainly more jaded and m

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-29 Thread Michael Grant
Damn Den. I love reading your posts. Thanks for the morning giggle. On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 2:03 AM, denstar wrote: > > On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 5:22 PM, Michael Grant wrote: > > > > I can sleep, no worries mate. > > The strength of your opinion belies that statement. You know you lie > awake

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-29 Thread Scott Brady
To be fair to Adobe, two of the products you mentioned they killed off were a result of the Macromedia purchase which led to them having duplicate products (Dreamweaver vs. GoLive, Freehand vs. Illustrator, Fireworks vs. ImageReady, etc.), so it made sense from a business standpoint to kill one of

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-28 Thread denstar
On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 5:22 PM, Michael Grant wrote: > > I can sleep, no worries mate. The strength of your opinion belies that statement. You know you lie awake at night, tossing and turning over this in agony. Admit it. =) ... > I feel masking the use of php on any CF branded Adobe pages (N

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-28 Thread Dave Watts
> I do wonder though why do so many of you seem to take the tack that if a > company does (or doesn't do) something that it's both a) a fully thought out > and analyzed decision and b) the right one. Maybe, maybe not. I don't think I mentioned a "master plan". What I did mention, was that they ha

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-28 Thread Michael Grant
gt; because part of Adobe's site is not in CF. > > -Original Message- > From: Michael Grant [mailto:mgr...@modus.bz] > Sent: 28 January 2011 23:43 > To: cf-talk > Subject: Re: why is cf_builder so expensive? > > > Am I in bizarro land? No one can see an a

RE: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-28 Thread Russ Michaels
o: cf-talk Subject: Re: why is cf_builder so expensive? Am I in bizarro land? No one can see an advantage to (as others have stated) eating your own dog food? Before you know it Steve Jobs will be telling me to use Windows. On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 11:44 AM, Russ Michaels wrote: > > I do

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-28 Thread Michael Grant
mment from people > > because it was ASP and not CFML, but out of the thousands of members > > the site had, this was insignificant and not enough to bother me or > > warrant me changing it. > > > > Russ > > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Mic

RE: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-28 Thread Russ Michaels
anuary 2011 14:11 To: cf-talk Subject: Re: why is cf_builder so expensive? I've already explained why to bother. The same argument could be made about "Why bother changing a logo or a corporate brand?" I doubt any company gets thousands of complaints about their current brand or logo.

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-28 Thread Mike Chabot
I fully agree. The pace of change in Microsoft land is very stressful to developers. They kill off and deprecate multiple technologies and product features each year. Microsoft scrapping DTS sent many database developers back into training classes. Adobe also has a history of killing off products.

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-28 Thread Adrocknaphobia
All, Are there bugs in ColdFusion Builder? Yes. Will there be bugs in the next release? Yes. I hope that as professional software developers we can understand that software ships with defects. Some bugs are known, some unknown. Some are critical to many, some are critical to just a few. -Adam

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-28 Thread Dave Watts
> I've already explained why to bother. The same argument could be made about > "Why bother changing a logo or a corporate brand?" I doubt any company gets > thousands of complaints about their current brand or logo. The reason is > optics. If you aren't into marketing you likely won't "get" it.

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-28 Thread Dave Watts
> Microsoft's uncertain commitment to Silverlight is the biggest area of > concern for many Microsoft developers at present. Well, to put this in a larger context, Microsoft has a history of throwing things out into the marketplace, then dropping them if they don't go anywhere, or killing them wi

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-28 Thread Scott Stroz
k > > > -Original Message- > From: Mike Chabot [mailto:mcha...@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 12:15 AM > To: cf-talk > Subject: Re: why is cf_builder so expensive? > > > I disagree with the suggestion that the technologies major companies decide > t

RE: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-28 Thread Mark A. Kruger
cf_builder so expensive? I disagree with the suggestion that the technologies major companies decide to use is unimportant to developers. I am active in the Microsoft developer and database communities and I can say with certainty that Microsoft makes a big deal about how they use their own

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-28 Thread Michael Grant
rrant me changing it. > > Russ > > > -Original Message- > From: Michael Grant [mailto:mgr...@modus.bz] > Sent: 28 January 2011 14:00 > To: cf-talk > Subject: Re: why is cf_builder so expensive? > > > Fair enough. Though it's still kind of missing my point. My

RE: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-28 Thread Russ Michaels
-talk Subject: Re: why is cf_builder so expensive? Fair enough. Though it's still kind of missing my point. My point is that is Adobe doesn't use CF it should at least mask the use of other technologies. That's easy to do and fairly cheap. You can _look_ like you aren't using php

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-28 Thread Michael Grant
se the proportion of cfdeveloper compared to > php developers is tiny, so clearly there is not as many people out there > with the time or inclination to write OSS apps. > Perhaps Railo/OBD will change this, but not by very much I reckon. > > > > -Original Message- > F

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-28 Thread Mike Chabot
You are pointing out another example where Microsoft developers have been highly critical of Microsoft. One of the loudest calls is for Microsoft to integrate Silverlight into MSIE so users don't need to download a separate plugin. Silverlight does not have the widespread penetration that the Flas

RE: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-28 Thread Russ Michaels
ot by very much I reckon. -Original Message- From: Dave Watts [mailto:dwa...@figleaf.com] Sent: 28 January 2011 06:40 To: cf-talk Subject: Re: why is cf_builder so expensive? > This isn't actually true at all, Dave. To give one high profile > example, take Hotmail. Microsoft

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-28 Thread Michael Grant
haha. what a great way to start the day! ha. Thanks for that. On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 2:55 AM, rex wrote: > > I hope this is funny for you guys because it was funny for me > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwzklHZqkbE > > Ballmer seems like a nice guy. It wasn't an iPhone, so he didn't smash

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread rex
I hope this is funny for you guys because it was funny for me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwzklHZqkbE Ballmer seems like a nice guy. It wasn't an iPhone, so he didn't smash it ;-) On 1/27/2011 10:14 PM, Mike Chabot wrote: > products. The CEO of Coca-Cola will never be seen enjoying a Peps

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Dave Watts
> I disagree with the suggestion that the technologies major companies decide > to use is unimportant to developers. I am active in the Microsoft developer > and database communities and I can say with certainty that Microsoft makes a > big deal about how they use their own technologies to power t

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Dave Watts
> This isn't actually true at all, Dave. To give one high profile > example, take Hotmail. Microsoft got a huge amount of shit for the > fact that Hotmail ran on Linux (or BSD? I think BSD) with Apache. > Sure, they bought Hotmail and that was the primary reason. But people > kept saying "oh, Wind

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Mike Chabot
I disagree with the suggestion that the technologies major companies decide to use is unimportant to developers. I am active in the Microsoft developer and database communities and I can say with certainty that Microsoft makes a big deal about how they use their own technologies to power their com

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Judah McAuley
On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 7:44 PM, Dave Watts wrote: > And if you go on mailing lists for those other products, > you don't find developers talking about what's used on what web sites, > and how that reflects on anything meaningful. This isn't actually true at all, Dave. To give one high profile e

RE: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Eric Roberts
Hey...if I am teaching myself, does that count? hehehehe -Original Message- From: DURETTE, STEVEN J (ATTASIAIT) [mailto:sd1...@att.com] Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 09:28 To: cf-talk Subject: RE: why is cf_builder so expensive? Ok... It was there. I applied for it in September

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Michael Grant
*shrugs* I see you want the last word. And that's ok. Like I said last time we'll have to agree to disagree. On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 10:44 PM, Dave Watts wrote: > > > I'm not telling Adobe how to run their business. I'm telling other CF > devs > > my opinion on two specific topics as they rela

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Dave Watts
> I'm not telling Adobe how to run their business. I'm telling other CF devs > my opinion on two specific topics as they relate to business. You make me > sound like I'm at the gates with a pitchfork and torch. You're splitting some mighty fine hairs there. Clearly you have an opinion on how Adob

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Michael Grant
I'm not telling Adobe how to run their business. I'm telling other CF devs my opinion on two specific topics as they relate to business. You make me sound like I'm at the gates with a pitchfork and torch. I never said they should rewrite any applications. You can mask the use of php (or cf or any

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Dave Watts
> No, I don't think there's a bottomless pit of money. That's quite a leap > Dave. I've said two negative things about Adobe (ever). The first is that it > doesn't do enough to market CF. This is not an uncommon opinion. And the > second is that it looks silly to not have your site run on the web

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Michael Grant
Yeah, I think it's the fact that 98% of our non-CF peers and an equal amount of pseudo knowledgeable clients see the language we chose as a joke that creates the insecurity. CF is New Zealand while everything else seems to be Australia. On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 8:40 PM, Sean Corfield wrote: > > O

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Michael Grant
> > > Mark A. Kruger, MCSE, CFG > (402) 408-3733 ext 105 > Skype: markakruger > www.cfwebtools.com > www.coldfusionmuse.com > www.necfug.com > > > > -Original Message- > From: Sean Corfield [mailto:seancorfi...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, January

RE: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Mark A. Kruger
riginal Message- From: Sean Corfield [mailto:seancorfi...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 7:41 PM To: cf-talk Subject: Re: why is cf_builder so expensive? On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Michael Grant wrote: > Also, how do you know this is the ONLY place that's ever no

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Sean Corfield
On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Michael Grant wrote: > Also, how do you know this is the ONLY place that's ever noticed the Adobe > isn't running on CF? I'm with Dave on this: the only people who care that adobe.com has non-CF technology in use are CFers. And it's part of the insecurity / vict

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Michael Grant
No, I don't think there's a bottomless pit of money. That's quite a leap Dave. I've said two negative things about Adobe (ever). The first is that it doesn't do enough to market CF. This is not an uncommon opinion. And the second is that it looks silly to not have your site run on the web dev tech

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Dave Watts
> > just for marketing. > > Ah yeah. Just. I mean hey, marketing isn't really that important to a > company right? Companies spend billions on marketing just because it's fun. > And having consistency across a brand... well that's not very important > either. I get it Dave. You're in bed with Adob

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Larry Lyons
> On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 11:04 AM, Larry Lyons > wrote: > > That said I've also started using CFBuilder more. However I do have > some concerns. As I noted CFBuilder is based on Aptana Studio. With > the recent announcement that Aptana has been acquired by Appcelerator, > how is this going t

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Larry Lyons
>> You're right man. Builder doesn't run anywhere. Seriously. All of us >> using it are just pretending and are manipulating code with the raw >> power of our big heads. > >There's a hands-free typing joke in there somewhere. Given it was Ray's comment: Use the Force Ray.

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Sean Corfield
On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 8:25 AM, Michael Grant wrote: > Do they? I thought they sold CFBuilder and Dreamweaver. I didn't know they > made a product targeted to PHP. I believe they pitch Dreamweaver to PHP developers - it certainly supports PHP - and they've also featured PHP as a possible back e

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Michael Grant
> > just for marketing. Ah yeah. Just. I mean hey, marketing isn't really that important to a company right? Companies spend billions on marketing just because it's fun. And having consistency across a brand... well that's not very important either. I get it Dave. You're in bed with Adobe and yo

RE: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread DURETTE, STEVEN J (ATTASIAIT)
Guys... This was just something funny I noticed... It happens all of the time when you have to get a project out and the only developer available doesn't know your preferred language. Maybe it was a new guy, maybe it was a designer who just used graphical tools (Dreamweaver) to do the site and the

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Dave Watts
> > What are "corporate optics"? > > Seriously? Yeah, I'm not familiar with that phrase. I'm just a simple developer. > > Anyway, I guess Adobe can just pay to rewrite all this software using > > the proceeds they get from reducing the price of CFB. > > I guess. I'm not sure what the means. The

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Wil Genovese
As far as Aptana being acquired by Appcelerator, the day the announcement came out Adam did tweet that this has no effect on CFBuilder. Also, Appcelerator is a great company. Ever use Titanium to do mobile apps? Really nice. So, either Adobe already has the deal worked with Appcelerator or

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Raymond Camden
Here we go: http://twitter.com/#!/adrocknaphobia/status/2757809574144 The @Aptana acquisition shouldn't have any effect on #ColdFusion Builder On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 11:14 AM, Raymond Camden wrote: > On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 11:04 AM, Larry Lyons wrote: >> That said I've also started using

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Raymond Camden
On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 11:04 AM, Larry Lyons wrote: > That said I've also started using CFBuilder more. However I do have some > concerns. As I noted CFBuilder is based on Aptana Studio. With the recent > announcement that Aptana has been acquired by Appcelerator, how is this going > to affec

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Larry Lyons
Here's my contribution to the issue. First off CF Builder is very good. I've been using CFEclipse since it first started, mainly as a plugin with MyEclipse which has some very nice add ons and much more detailed server controls than CFBuilder. One thing to note is that CFBuilder is built arou

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Michael Grant
> > What are "corporate optics"? > Seriously? What about car dealerships that sell multiple brands? How should they > proceed? > Same applies. Drive one of our brands. Most sales people drive company owned vehicles. > What happens when one car company buys another? Do all the employees > have

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Mary Jo Sminkey
Well, this sure was a fun thread to scan through (ha!) It's funny how adamant people can be about defending their position. Well, here's my two cents, for what it is worth. I've used both CFBuilder and CFEclipse, and I personally decided not to put the money out for a copy of CFBuilder at thi

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Dave Watts
> Very logical. However corporate optics are rarely logical. It's basically > the same idea as having a car salesmen at Chevy driving a Chevy. What are "corporate optics"? What about car dealerships that sell multiple brands? How should they proceed? What happens when one car company buys anoth

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Michael Grant
Correct. However it isn't a product designed FOR php. And I don't have twisted knickers about it mate. If you want to defend the merits of using PHP on a site selling CF go ahead. Optically it's a poor choice, regardless of how many logical or financial reasons there are for it. On Thu, Jan 27,

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Scott Slone
I'm pretty sure DreamWeave writes php and gosh, HTML. I think there are lots of things to have twisted-knickers about these days, but this isn't one of them. Peace. On Jan 27, 2011, at 8:25 AM, Michael Grant wrote: > > Do they? I thought they sold CFBuilder and Dreamweaver. I didn't kn

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Michael Grant
Do they? I thought they sold CFBuilder and Dreamweaver. I didn't know they made a product targeted to PHP. On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 11:19 AM, Scott Slone wrote: > > I seem to remember that Adobe sells software to write code in php as well. > > > On Jan 27, 2011, at 8:15 AM, Michael Grant wrote:

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Scott Slone
I seem to remember that Adobe sells software to write code in php as well. On Jan 27, 2011, at 8:15 AM, Michael Grant wrote: > > Very logical. However corporate optics are rarely logical. It's basically > the same idea as having a car salesmen at Chevy driving a Chevy. > > > On Thu, Jan 27

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Michael Grant
Very logical. However corporate optics are rarely logical. It's basically the same idea as having a car salesmen at Chevy driving a Chevy. On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 10:36 AM, Dave Watts wrote: > > > I also think that it is funny that the confirmation page is > > "https://freeriatools.adobe.com/c

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Scott Stroz
ey to me. > > Eric > > -Original Message- > From: Casey Dougall [mailto:ca...@uberwebsitesolutions.com] > Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 09:46 > To: cf-talk > Subject: Re: why is cf_builder so expensive? > > > On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 9:09 AM, Eric Roberts < > o

RE: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread DURETTE, STEVEN J (ATTASIAIT)
Sorry my failed attempt at humor. I just thought it was funny. -Original Message- From: Raymond Camden [mailto:rcam...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 10:41 AM To: cf-talk Subject: Re: why is cf_builder so expensive? There are multiple places on Adobe.com that use PHP

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Michael Grant
Well Flash isn't an Adobe competitor so I'm not sure that's a good analogy. On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 10:40 AM, Raymond Camden wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 9:28 AM, DURETTE, STEVEN J (ATTASIAIT) > wrote: > > I also think that it is funny that the confirmation page is > > "https://freeriat

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Dave Watts
> I also think that it is funny that the confirmation page is > "https://freeriatools.adobe.com/cfbuilder/thankyou.php";.  PHP for stuff > dealing with ColdFusion?!?!?  REALLY?!?!?!?! Adobe is a big company, and they presumably contract with people for development, or buy off-the-shelf software.

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Raymond Camden
On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 9:28 AM, DURETTE, STEVEN J (ATTASIAIT) wrote: > I also think that it is funny that the confirmation page is > "https://freeriatools.adobe.com/cfbuilder/thankyou.php";.  PHP for stuff > dealing with ColdFusion?!?!?  REALLY?!?!?!?! There are multiple places on Adobe.com tha

RE: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread DURETTE, STEVEN J (ATTASIAIT)
obe.com/cfbuilder/thankyou.php";. PHP for stuff dealing with ColdFusion?!?!? REALLY?!?!?!?! Steve -Original Message- From: Scott Brady [mailto:dsbr...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 8:07 AM To: cf-talk Subject: Re: why is cf_builder so expensive? Where are you

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Gerald Guido
> > Seriously. All of us > using it are just pretending and are manipulating code with the raw > power of our big heads. > Pffft. Real coders write code by rubbing two sticks of ram together. G! On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 9:42 AM, Raymond Camden wrote: > > You're right man. Builder doesn't run

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Dave Watts
> You're right man. Builder doesn't run anywhere. Seriously. All of us > using it are just pretending and are manipulating code with the raw > power of our big heads. There's a hands-free typing joke in there somewhere. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ http://training.f

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Raymond Camden
You're right man. Builder doesn't run anywhere. Seriously. All of us using it are just pretending and are manipulating code with the raw power of our big heads. Seriously though - have you checked to see you are running the latest version? Have you tried tech support? On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 8:3

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Casey Dougall
Builder sucks, doesn't even run WTF !SESSION Thu Jan 27 09:37:26 EST 2011 -- !ENTRY org.eclipse.equinox.launcher 4 0 2011-01-27 09:37:26.237 !MESSAGE Exception launching the Eclipse Platform: !STACK java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.eclipse.core.runtime

RE: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Eric Roberts
ailto:seancorfi...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 00:23 To: cf-talk Subject: Re: why is cf_builder so expensive? This thread is deteriorating and I'm afraid this email is going to sound a bit pissy. It's really not intended to but I'm just not sure how to respond to

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Scott Stroz
imes it just works fine. > > I could go on with a lot more than this, but as these are the ones that I do > see more reguallry than any other bug. A lot of these bugs are productivity > killers, and others are well I'll just close the file and re-open it, to > downright anno

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Scott Brady
Where are you finding this info? The FAQ ( http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/cfbuilder/faq/ ) only says you need to be a current student (and that you aren't allowed to use it for production purposes, which does limit its usefulness for people on this list). Scott On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at

RE: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Andrew Scott
And if it is a bug that Adobe has introduced, you should pay nothing up-front. They should just fix it. Regards, Andrew Scott http://www.andyscott.id.au/ ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Andy Allan
Paying the $500 is the per incident support. So you've got an issue, you report it and ask for help. If it's a bug, you get your $500 back. You also have Platinum support, which is maintenance & support. Maintenance is your subscription ... as long as you keep it valid, you get new releases at n

RE: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Andrew Scott
Lol, sounds dangerous then... Regards, Andrew Scott http://www.andyscott.id.au/ > -Original Message- > From: Mark A. Kruger [mailto:mkru...@cfwebtools.com] > Sent: Thursday, 27 January 2011 10:43 PM > To: cf-talk > Subject: RE: why is cf_builder so expensive? > >

RE: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Mark A. Kruger
Well that was my only idea... so you are on your own now :) -Original Message- From: Andrew Scott [mailto:andr...@andyscott.id.au] Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 5:39 AM To: cf-talk Subject: RE: why is cf_builder so expensive? Mark, Unlike most people I have the heap status

RE: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Andrew Scott
id.au/ > -Original Message- > From: Mark A. Kruger [mailto:mkru...@cfwebtools.com] > Sent: Thursday, 27 January 2011 10:21 PM > To: cf-talk > Subject: RE: why is cf_builder so expensive? > > > What heap size are you running? Sounds like your JVM is resource > constraine

RE: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Mark A. Kruger
, January 26, 2011 10:46 PM To: cf-talk Subject: RE: why is cf_builder so expensive? Ok let me clear one thing up, I never said it was a bad product. In fact my words where I don't think it is a great product, but from what I am hearing version 3 will be a must have for any developer. Now whether I

RE: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Mark A. Kruger
I can't believe you said mac's have bugs give me a call - I know a guy in the witness protection. -Original Message- From: Raymond Camden [mailto:rcam...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:03 PM To: cf-talk Subject: Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

RE: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-27 Thread Will Swain
g for your work. -Original Message- From: Dave Long [mailto:d...@northgoods.com] Sent: 26 January 2011 22:05 To: cf-talk Subject: RE: why is cf_builder so expensive? I do appreciate the assistance I have received from members of this group but overpriced goods squeeze the cynicism out of my p

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-26 Thread Sean Corfield
This thread is deteriorating and I'm afraid this email is going to sound a bit pissy. It's really not intended to but I'm just not sure how to respond to this line of thought without getting personal (and Eric and I got personal the last time this topic came up - I'm just not a very sympathetic so

RE: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-26 Thread Andrew Scott
See notes inline. Regards, Andrew Scott http://www.andyscott.id.au/ > -Original Message- > From: Sean Corfield [mailto:seancorfi...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, 27 January 2011 4:47 PM > To: cf-talk > Subject: Re: why is cf_builder so expensive? > > > Bas

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-26 Thread Sean Corfield
On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 8:45 PM, Andrew Scott wrote: > from what I am hearing version 3 will be a must have for any developer. Based on what Ram showed at MAX, I'd say version 2 is a "must have" (but then I already think version 1 is pretty much a must have :) > 1) When opening the IDE there ar

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-26 Thread Charlie Griefer
CAN > certificate) Sean ;-) > > -Original Message- > From: Sean Corfield [mailto:seancorfi...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 22:21 > To: cf-talk > Subject: Re: why is cf_builder so expensive? > > > We all have priorities and choices and there are pros an

RE: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-26 Thread Eric Roberts
Subject: Re: why is cf_builder so expensive? We all have priorities and choices and there are pros and cons to all of them. I also have a wife (of 11+ years now) and we're still paying off her MBA loans (from Pepperdine). We have no human kids but we have a lot of four-legged furry 'kids

RE: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-26 Thread Eric Roberts
11 16:57 To: cf-talk Subject: Re: why is cf_builder so expensive? On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 2:05 PM, Dave Long wrote: > Time to learn PHP, I guess. Don't forget to buy Zend Studio! It's only $299! > Perhaps the folks at Adobe even want to kill it off, judging by the >

RE: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-26 Thread Eric Roberts
o: cf-talk Subject: RE: why is cf_builder so expensive? I know I should ignore this thread, I know I should, but ... >> Perhaps the folks at Adobe even want to kill it off, judging by the >> price charged for their Enterprise version. And if you talk to the ColdFusion sales reps (all

RE: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-26 Thread Eric Roberts
LOL -Original Message- From: Michael Grant [mailto:mgr...@modus.bz] Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 13:58 To: cf-talk Subject: Re: why is cf_builder so expensive? Will it have the tag? It's a sure fire way to increase the popularity of CF. On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 2:

RE: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-26 Thread Andrew Scott
t close the file and re-open it, to downright annoying. Regards, Andrew Scott http://www.andyscott.id.au/ > -Original Message- > From: Scott Stroz [mailto:boyz...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, 27 January 2011 3:13 PM > To: cf-talk > Subject: Re: why is cf_builder so e

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-26 Thread John Allen
inal Message- > From: Casey Dougall [mailto:ca...@uberwebsitesolutions.com] > Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 09:46 > To: cf-talk > Subject: Re: why is cf_builder so expensive? > > > On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 9:09 AM, Eric Roberts < > ow...@threeravensconsulting.com&

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-26 Thread Sean Corfield
We all have priorities and choices and there are pros and cons to all of them. I also have a wife (of 11+ years now) and we're still paying off her MBA loans (from Pepperdine). We have no human kids but we have a lot of four-legged furry 'kids' that eat us out of house and home. And I'm the sole

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-26 Thread Scott Stroz
On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 11:03 PM, Andrew Scott wrote: > > Mark, I think I made my stance very clear in a previous thread. I did say > that the bugs will be fixed in the next release, and I feel that this is > wrong and I might be a minority on that, Might be a minority on that? That's funny...

RE: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-26 Thread Andrew Scott
Original Message- > From: Mark Mandel [mailto:mark.man...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, 27 January 2011 2:58 PM > To: cf-talk > Subject: Re: why is cf_builder so expensive? > > > uhmn, what? > > I think what you mean to say is that, *from what you know* there a

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-26 Thread Mark Mandel
uhmn, what? I think what you mean to say is that, *from what you know* there are no plans to fix *the bugs that bother you*. Which could mean that (a) they aren't being fixed or (b) you haven't been told. I don't think it can be unilaterally claimed that no bugs would be fixed, that seems

Re: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-26 Thread Brian Kotek
On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 5:05 PM, Dave Long wrote: > > This is not true of software which, once developed, has only minute costs > involved as more copies are sold. Margin increases rapidly and thus the > software could be priced at one half the price and sales might double with > margin remainin

RE: why is cf_builder so expensive?

2011-01-26 Thread Andrew Scott
; From: Eric Roberts [mailto:ow...@threeravensconsulting.com] > Sent: Thursday, 27 January 2011 2:46 PM > To: cf-talk > Subject: RE: why is cf_builder so expensive? > > > Yeah...wife...and an ex-wife, 2 kids (one lives with us, other with ex) plus > 3 step kids (one lives with

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