I hear what you're saying about the programming part...however, most of the sites I build are fairly simple...add, update, delete, report.
Once I've grasped how to code that in ASP.NET, I can do 90% of the work I do. And according to the ASP.NET Programming for Cold Fusion Programmers, I can do all of that with Visual Web Designer or Visual Studio without *any* programming. Although, I prefer to not use components, but rather write my own code, I got started in CF by using components, then when the demands of the code went beyond what I could do in components, I learned to write everything myself. And...it seems, based on the description of ASP.Net 2.0, that it achieves interaction with data that's more like FLEX...but now I'm speaking way out of my comfort zone. I just saw a model of database interaction based on objects and methods and not form submission and page refreshing or "action pages"...seemed interesting. I haven't abandoned CF by any means, but with no upgrade price break, and all the free software, etc, from MS, Adobe's making it tough to stick with them... Rick -----Original Message----- From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 12:55 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: ASP.Net book for CF programmer > Not quite sure I understand your response...it seems like > we're saying the same thing... > > Scenario 1: > > Server Hardware > Windows Server OS > Cold Fusion Server > > Build app...wildly successful...setup more servers as above, > paying for server hardware, server OS, and CF Server. > i.e., server hardware, server OS, + $1300 > > Scenario 2: > > Server Hardware > Windows Server OS > ASP.NET 2.0 (Free) > > Build app...wildly successful...setup more servers as above, > paying for server hardware, server OS, ASP.Net 2.0 is still > free, so I've saved $1300 per server... All I'm saying is, while ASP.NET itself is free, Windows is not. One way or the other, Bill gets paid. > One reason the cost of CF is of concern is that I'm building > more web software applications. And if each client has to > add $1300 to the cost of my app to run it in-house, then that > hurts my ability to sell the app. With ASP.NET, I don't have > that cost...right? Sure, if your time is free. For most programming projects, labor costs are far more expensive than everything else. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:239323 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
