> 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.
Well then, if you're not using new functionality, why move to anything else at all? Why not stick with CF 4.5.1 SP2? > 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. Not quite. The interaction is still page-based, although the Visual Studio IDE provides the illusion that it isn't. Flex applications on the other hand, truly are event-driven and work like desktop applications. > 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... There's no such thing as a free lunch. Using ASP.NET locks you into the Windows world. This severely limits your deployment options. If that's not a problem for you, ASP.NET may be quite appealing, but you may end up paying a price down the road as a result. 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:4:239330 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
