There's a lot more permutations than that. Let me try to address some: 1) If you're a UNIX or Linux shop, then BlueDragon.NET has no interest for you, and I'm not going to try to convince you otherwise (instead, I'll try to convince you to consider the Java/J2EE editions of BlueDragon that run on UNIX/Linux).
2) If you're a CFML-on-Java/J2EE shop, and you're taking advantage of J2EE platform integration features, there might not be an immediate reason to consider BlueDragon.NET. However, to digress for a moment, I'd point out that BlueDragon/J2EE provides better J2EE integration than any other Java/J2EE-based CFML server. For example, BD/J2EE is the only CFML server that fully supports WebSphere Network Deployment, including horizontal and vertical clustering. 3) If you're a CFML-on-Java/J2EE shop, and you're not taking advantage of J2EE platform integration features, and you're running on Windows, then you can achieve immediate performance and reliability advantages by using BlueDragon.NET instead of your current Java/J2EE-based CFML server. You can then decide whether or not taking advantage of the ASP.NET platform integration features makes sense for you. 4) If you're a CFML shop that's considering use of ASP.NET as an additional platform to supplement CFML, or if you're a shop that's already using both CFML and ASP.NET, or if you're using CFML but have made a strategic decision to migrate towards ASP.NET, then the benefits of integrating CFML and ASP.NET are obvious and BlueDragon.NET is the obvious platform of choice for deploying CFML. 5) If you're a CFML-on-Windows shop that finds the new features of CFMX 7 more compelling than the enhanced performance, reliability, and platform integration provided by BlueDragon.NET, then you're probably going to stick with CFMX 7. 6) If you're an ASP.NET shop who's never used CFML, then you're probably not going to be interested in using BlueDragon.NET. Does this help clarify my position? I'm not trying to argue that BlueDragon.NET is for everyone, or even that it's for most people. In fact, I strongly believe that most CFML developers will continue to use Macromedia ColdFusion MX, and that their needs will be better met by doing so. But...there's a subset of CFML developers who will be better served by the BlueDragon product line--both Java/J2EE and .NET. I am not--and New Atlanta is not--trying to convince the entire population of CFML developers to switch to BlueDragon. Instead, we're trying to identify the subset of that population who are better served by our products, and get the word to them. If you're not a member of that subset, that's fine, I have no argument with you. But, if you're trying to imply the no one in the current population of CFML developers is better served by BlueDragon, then that's where we'll disagree. Vince Bonfanti New Atlanta Communications, LLC http://www.newatlanta.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Calvin Ward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 8:51 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Is BlueDragon.NET the greatest thing since sliced bread? > > I'd really like to see you expand on the answers you've > deferred to a presentation. What is the value benefit of .NET > as a platform if are using CFML on J2EE? > > As far as faster development goes, that question goes to the > need to use CFML at all if you are a .NET shop. I wasn't > implying that tools would need to be changed, I was just > curious about development speed. > > Some possible target audiences for CFML on .NET ..NET shops > CFML on J2EE shops > > What I'm trying to determine is why either shop would want to > change. While you've made some general statements about > performance (ignoring other OS solutions for the moment), > what other reasons are there? > > - Calvin > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:200425 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
