Well, if it's any help, I've worked with VB developers who've moved smoothly into Java and renounced the Evil Empire :) Simply pairing off into the ColdFusion/ASP.NET version of the Hatfields and the McCoys won't accomplish anything. Look at what your project will require. Are you going to be integrating with a lot of components already written for .NET? Are your VB developers familiar with the scads of changes that VB.NET introduces to their language, and how to best implement them?
Saying that CF is more than capable of holding its own on this list is preaching to the choir, but point out that CFMX is built from the ground up in Java - and as such can take advantage of a very mature and widely-deployed technology. If your project's scope is large enough, a license of MX can be migrated from a standalone CF server to a J2EE app server and you can utilize the features that WebLogic and its ilk have to offer. The benefits of .NET are a one-stop-shop for everything, from your server software to your IDE to your operating system to your database to your message queuing software to your XML parser to.. well, it's compelling :) If a decision is made to go with a .NET solution over CF, take it as an opportunity to learn something new, but definitely make the argument for how much ColdFusion and Java have to offer. I made a well-researched argument for ColdFusion a few years ago when my employer was looking for an alternative to an old-style ASP site. Ultimately, we went with Java (WebLogic), and while I was a little disappointed to not get the immediate chance to work with CF on a very large project, the years of enterprise Java experience was the best thing that could have happened for me - especially considering the direction CF's moved in the last couple of years. Admittedly, your situation is different, but it's worth looking at it from all angles. - Jim Eric Creese wrote: >A while back I had posed a question about CF vs .DotNet. Well the discussion here is >picking up again and want to go to the mat for CF. I know, like it, and have built >several apps and sites. I have 4 VB developers on staff with limited ASP and web >development. They of course will probably lean towards .DotNET. One who has more ASP >experience had to let me know that a real developer would use ASP and that CF is for >non-developers. Another basically said CF can not provide the robustness needed for a >full blown App. > >Well I am asking for this boards feedback on the matter. Your pros and cons would be >much appreciated for my presentation. > >Eric > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
