BlueDragon), not from Java to .NET. IntraLearn has always been a Microsoft
shop, never a Java shop. By implementing CFMX on Java, Macromedia is trying
to force them to become a Java shop; but they don't want to be a Java shop,
they want to be a Microsoft shop, which means using Microsoft technologies,
which means .NET and integration of ASP.NET with CFML using BlueDragon.
If you're committed to Windows as your sole platform (as IntraLearn is), and
aren't interested in the cross-platform benefits of Java, and don't want to
deal with the inherent complexity of Java, then using ASP.NET and BlueDragon
makes a lot more sense than any alternative for deploying CFML on the
Windows/.NET platform.
Vince Bonfanti
New Atlanta Communications, LLC
http://www.newatlanta.com
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From: Alexander Sherwood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 4:21 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: Microsoft Case Study on BlueDragon.NET
At 04:03 PM 9/20/2004, you wrote:
I have to chuckle at the testimonial given by Jerry Goguen, President and
CEO of IntraLearn:
"When Java came along, we evaluated it and tried building Java-based
products, but at the time Java was unstable and had no security....."
Oh really? "No security"...hmm....that seems a little general to me. I guess
those nicely protected Win2K boxes made them feel nice and snuggly!
"Shortly after Java appeared, Microsoft let us know about ASP and its future
ASP.NET strategy. ASP wasn't compelling enough to make us switch from
ColdFusion, but when ASP.NET and Visual Studio .NET came out, we were sold,
and we made the commitment to switch over to Microsoft tools and servers."
But by this time, Java was well mature, and quite secure. So just when the
very objection to switching to Java was overcome, they decided to switch to
a relatively new and untested and far more insecure (based on the server
products it uses) .NET framework.
BlueDragon is no doubt a solid product, but I hate smarmy crap like this.
Why not just say that .NET developers are cheaper and a nice break on
licenses from MSFT was the reason for the switch?
--
Alex
>Microsoft has written and published a case study on BlueDragon.NET:
>
>http://www.microsoft.com/resources/casestudies/CaseStudy.asp?CaseStudyID=15
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>64
>
>The study contains a technical description of BlueDragon.NET, a discussion
>of benefits of deploying CFML on .NET using BlueDragon, and an overview of
>the experiences of IntraLearn, one of the first major BlueDragon.NET
>customers.
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