There are quite a few developers (myself being one) that don't buy DW because CFE exists. So MM is definitely losing sales to CFE, but you're right, it's a pretty small amount, and it's primarily people that only by DW for CF, not for all the design stuff it does. However, you're exactly right, if CFE keeps gaining ground, it's entirely possible that MM will stop supporting HomeSite, which would undoubtedly be a win for them.
In terms of a pure CFML editor, CFE is definitely way behind HomeSite or DW, but because it's built with Eclipse, it has a lot of really significant advantages. Version control integration is a big one, but other plugins (XML editing, DB interaction, visual modelling, etc.) only sweeten the deal. So if you're buying an editor, HS is best, but if you want a development platform, Eclipse (with CFE) is light-years ahead. cheers, barneyb On 7/31/05, Russ Michaels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't see how CFEclipse could even begin to encroach on DWMX sales or even > begin to worry MM. It's not a WYSIWYG editor and really has none of the > features that DWMX has. It's a develoeprs tool not a designers tool. > It might bother them if they still sold Homesite or CFStudio, which they > don't. Homesite is now a Freebie with DWMX, so perhaps they think that > CFEclipse might be a good replacement for Homesite so they can stop > supporting it, as they obviously have little interest in doing so, proven by > the fact that you can only get it by buying DWMX and it has not been updated > in a long time. > I have looked at CFEclipse, and it has a way to go before I would choos eit > over Homesite. > > Russ Michaels > > Satachi Internet Development > Web Development and Consulting > -- Barney Boisvert [EMAIL PROTECTED] 360.319.6145 http://www.barneyb.com/ Got Gmail? I have 50 invites. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:4:213373 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
