Well, the client didn't so much dictate it the actual language, however a compiled language where the code wasn't on the server was a major reason.
And for a number of things the apps did, .NET was a good fit. > -----Original Message----- > From: Vivec [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 9:01 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Microsoft targetting CF > > 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. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:170642 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=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
