True, good points. I guess I always feel a little red flag go up when the client asks for a particular language. I'd want to know why up front.
On 8/22/05, Matthew Small <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I imagine that there are many reasons a client might want a specific > language. Perhaps one day they envision bringing the application in-house, > and want to buy the code. Perhaps they've had bad experiences with one > language or another. Perhaps they have a partnership with MS and feel that > they can get a higher level of service with one over the other. > > It's either do it the client way or don't do it at all, isn't it? > > Matthew Small > > -----Original Message----- > From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 9:49 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Microsoft targetting CF > > I know - I had the same reaction. Any client who comes to me saying > they want X language would worry me. They should be concerned with Y > results. Also, if a client asked for j2ee, or said j2ee was ok, then > why would CF _not_ be ok?? > > On 8/22/05, Vivec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Why would your clients dictate what language they want their solution > > written in? > > > > And were there no CF programmers available on contract, for example, > > to hand over development to? > > > > On 8/21/05, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Those are good points, however even with a staff of experienced CF > > > developers my old company made the choice to go to .NET > > > > > > The main reason was because that is what our clients wanted. None of > > > them had heard of CF, however they had heard of Java and .NET > > > > > > When we went to outsource some of development to an Indian firm, they > > > all knew .NET, we couldn't find anybody that was able to do CF. There > > > were Java Developers. > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how to get a fax number that sends and receives faxes using your current email address http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=64 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:170635 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
