>From your perspective, and since I don't know a lot about Flex, what would you say are the reasons Flex 2 would be the future I should pursue?
What will Flex 2 provide? Rich Internet Application development? Or something beyond that? I know I could read it on the Adobe/MM website, but I'd like to hear your perspective... And, too, since I gather that Flex 2 can be used in conjunction with other languages like ASP, etc., if I use CF with it, I still have to keep paying the *full* price now and upgrade prices in the future... Rick -----Original Message----- From: Aaron Rouse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 11:31 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: ASP.Net book for CF programmer If I was in your shoes I would be learning something like Flex 2 and then figuring out what language you want to use to serve data to/from it could be CFM or whatever you pick. On 5/2/06, Rick Faircloth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >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? > > That's pretty much what I've done...4.5 is the first and only version of > CF I've ever owned and it's done everything I've needed, and more than > most clients could even fathom it could be used for. > > However, I do know that "things, they are a changin' " and I don't want to > get too far behind technologically. > > Besides, I do get bored and like to get into new stuff. :o) > > Visual Web Developer seems to be a nice tool (I say that only after > using a trial version) if someone is using ASP.NET...it integrates > nicely. I may change that tune after using it more, however. > > I tried (the 4th time) to use Dreamweaver, but it was lacking as > a visual design tool. I didn't like the price...too high for what I got > out > of it, > and didn't like working with CF components, anyway. > > But if I migrate to coding ASP.NET, I'll need to start with components, > then move on into more hand coding as I did when starting with CF. > I let the components do the work at first, then study what they've done, > then write it myself so I can get finer control and more functionality > from the code. > > CF has been good to me and I'll keep using it, at least for awhile. But > in > the meantime, I'll be giving ASP.NET, Visual Web Developer, and > probably SQL Server Express and thorough shakedown. > > Rick > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 4:35 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: ASP.Net book for CF programmer > > > > 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:4:239357 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
