<quote> (cfhttp, cffile, cfftp, flash forms, cfchart, cfdump, cfreport, cfdocument, flash remoting, omg, where to stop? ). </quote>
Is it fair and unbiased to say that it is easier to do these things in ColdFusion then ASP.NET? The Ben Forta article that was referenced earlier gave some good examples. I particlularly liked the consuming a webservice. But was somewhat disapointed that he just left the ASP.NET version as "difficulit" without providing a code example. Anybody have a such a thing? Or similar comparisons for these other features. This is information is what I was originally looking for. Other references and opinions have given me other ideas as well and this thread has been very helpful and relatively flame free so far. The position I'm asked to defened is why should we spend the organizations very scarce dollars on ColdFusion rather then going all ASP.NET? And I'm basically looking for support for the arguments such as RAD, Varity, these other built in functionalities that are not as simple in ASP.NET -------------- Ian Skinner Web Programmer BloodSource www.BloodSource.org Sacramento, CA "C code. C code run. Run code run. Please!" - Cynthia Dunning ....-----Original Message----- ....From: Nathan Strutz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ....Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 12:37 PM ....To: CF-Talk ....Subject: Re: Not to start a flame war..... .... ....Technically, that's not the right comparison. .... ......NET vs Java makes more sense, as they are both comparable runtime ....platforms with their own strengths and weaknesses. .... ....I think you mean the difference between ASP.NET and ColdFusion. .... ....It's not easy to compile a list of everything each platform can do that ....the other can't, and I have no doubts that whatever you find will be ....somewhat one-sided in either direction. .... ....If you have enough time, you can build anything with either platform, ....verity in .NET would be a real difficulty, as well as things like the ....SMS gateway, and a lot of the shortcuts CF gives you (cfhttp, cffile, ....cfftp, flash forms, cfchart, cfdump, cfreport, cfdocument, flash ....remoting, omg, where to stop? ). On the other hand, you'd have to work ....hard and write a fair amount of Java to do a lot of the things you are ....forced to do in .NET, most of them relating to speed and not having to ....go out of cf's box (more powerful io, image processing, integration with ....windows, collections, buffered strings, .net remoting). .... ....Most of the same arguments can be made for cf vs j2ee, as Java is every ....bit as capable as .NET. Through the magic of createObject("java"), you ....can do everything asp.net can do using java. .... ....Once you start writing asp.net or jsp & servlets, it opens your mind to ....more things you can do with the platform, like integrating java into CF, ....finding easier solutions through external objects to some problems you ....may have while using CF, and building desktop apps & utilities for site ....management or whatever. .... .... ....-nathan strutz Confidentiality Notice: This message including any attachments is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete any copies of this message. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:4:211810 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=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
