I'm glad your experience has been different than the rest of ours, but as a word of warning: DO NOT HOLD YOUR BREATH FOR BETTER COMMENTING OF CODE. This was one of my very first complaints on the software the first time I used it something like 6 or 7 (??) years ago. I think it's fairly safe to say that if it's an issue 6 years later, it's going to be an issue for the foreseeable future.
--Ferg George Jaros wrote: >Josh, > >I've read all the bad reviews of AbleCommerce and have to suggest you check >out the AbleCommerce forms for some positive reviews: >http://forums.topsites.com > >Personally I've only worked with AbleComemrce 3.x (breifly) and 5.5 CFMX - >extensively. The latest version is a HUGE improvement over previous versions. > While it is true that much of the back-end code is contained in Java objects, >I've found that this has actually helped the development process. The store >is designed in ColdFusion mainly for display, design, and some functionality. >Most of the database integration is done through the Java objects. > >Regarding scalability: I've developed about 2 dozen (maybe a few more) sites >using AbleCommerce 5.5 and have been very impressed with the ability to >customize AbleCommerce to work with just about any situation I've come across. > My company (Web 2 Market) has integrated AbleCommerce with a variety of third >party applications (Mail Order Manager, AccPac, Great Plains, etc.) and also >created a variety of plugins and enhancements, including a Call Center >Application, Reviews Module, and more (See http://www.web2market.com for mor >information). > >Regarding stability: AC 5.5 CFMX has greatly improved in stability, >reliability, and speed. With the latest release we've had very few stability >issues related to AbleCommerce. We currently have AbleCommerce sites running >on both dedicated servers and shared servers. One of our shared servers has >about 18 live sites running on it without problems. > >Regarding coding: Admittedly, this is an area that could be improved a bit. >The coding in the source pages is not very clean and not very well commented, >however, I've had no great difficulty in figuring out what portions of the >pages perform what actions. Hopefully future releases will have improvements >in the documentation and commenting of the code (keep in mind that the public >release of AC 5.5 CFMX is only a few months old). > >I can't speak for other applications like CFWebstore (their site has an >impressive feature list and Mary Jo's posts here have been informative and >helpful), but I am pretty sure that you won't be disappointed with the latest >version of AbleCommerce. It is definitely a more mature application with the >release of 5.5. And the support and help in the AbleCommerce Community Forums >is outstanding. > >For more information about AbleCommerce and Web 2 Market (an official AC >Hosting and Development Partner) see the following sites: > >http://www.web2market.com >http://forums.topsites.com >http://www.ablecommerce.com > > > >>Hello All, >> >>I'm wondering if anyone has experience working with the AbleCommerce >>shopping cart, specifically the CFMX version (they also offer JSP/ASP >>versions). Any rants, raves, installation/usage issues? >> >>I would rather use CFWebstore, but my boss saw that AbleCommerce syncs up >>with a module (StoneEdge Order Manager) that he likes on our current >>shopping cart. We have been battling back and forth over using CF on our >>next store (I want to, he doesn't), so AbleCommerce may be a way for us to >>meet in the middle. Any info is appreciated, as I had never heard of >>AbleCommerce before, let alone worked with it. >> >>-- Josh Nathanson >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:230097 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
