Selling someone on BlueDragon is easier, cozz you can tell them that you are also a .NET developer using that, you are simply using CFML as your chosen scripting language. People not in the know, are usually more likley to be sold on .NET than CF. You can also sell on the point that CF produces pure JAVA applications and can be compiled into java bytecode without the CFML source. So the fact that your using CFML is neither here nor there. It's the end result that counts.
Russ -----Original Message----- From: Josh Nathanson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 20 December 2005 23:35 To: CF-Talk Subject: Help me convince my boss to go with CF Hello All, I'm the web dude at a small clothing company in San Francisco. Although my boss is now CEO of the company, he started out as a C programmer and so is a PHP fan. Currently our storefront is Miva Merchant. I on the other hand am a CF devotee (intermediate level) with very little background in PHP (having discovered CF before PHP). I would like to transition our company's online store to a CF based app, so that if we need to do any customization (pretty much inevitable), it's not a problem for me. However my boss would like me to learn PHP and use a php based system -- he is very hesitant to go to CF because he has no CF background or knowledge (and so doesn't know how cool it is.) So I am hoping the CF pros on this list could offer some compelling reasons to use CF instead of PHP for our storefront, that might help me convince my boss. Of course shortening development time is the obvious one, but if anyone knows any actual figures on that (CF vs PHP) it would be very helpful. Also I'd love to hear about any good storefront apps in CF (willing to spend some dough if needed) that anyone has experience with. The only one I know about is CFWebstore. TIA, Josh Nathanson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:4:227394 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
