> You are arguing that making ColdFusion behave like .NET is > unnecessary because all that .NET is doing is making web > development behave like desktop development. I agree that up > until web 2.0, comparing web development with desktop > development is like comparing apples and oranges. However, > with the advent of RIA's, isn't that the direction we are > headed?
Yes, I think ultimately that web development will become much like desktop development. However, HTML (even with AJAX) is a pretty fragile mechanism for making that happen, and I would expect that, long-term, web application development will be more like Flex than HTML/AJAX. While Visual Studio.NET makes web application seem like desktop development, it's largely an illusion (with the exception of "Atlas" AJAX functionality). 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! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:262202 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
