Hmm... When you swap out *Development Platform* for *IDE* it sounds a lot like the argument for using CF itself.
EX: "But, as a developer, the functionality of my *Development Platform* can definitely affect my productivity, and if I'm significantly more productive with a $400 *Development Platform*, or a $2,000 *Development Platform*, that fixed cost will be quickly outweighed by the extra work I can do." >>Since I'm not sending anyone here an invoice for services rendered, my worth or lack thereof is irrelevant. Not so. Your contribution to the community is immeasurable. G! On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 7:48 PM, Dave Watts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dave... Calm down.. He's just expressing his opinion. :) > > As am I. Until the features and pricing are known, that's all we can do. > > > Not willing to put down extra money for features that may > > not matter to him doesn't decrease his worth. > > Then, those features wouldn't be compelling, would they? That's > specifically why I wrote "compelling features". My point was simply > that, without knowing more, it strikes me as premature to dismiss it. > > > I mean, someone could say that your worth is > > overinflated, but thankfully, no one is that rude. > > Since I'm not sending anyone here an invoice for services rendered, my > worth or lack thereof is irrelevant. But, as a developer, the > functionality of my development environment can definitely affect my > productivity, and if I'm significantly more productive with a $400 > IDE, or a $2,000 IDE, that fixed cost will be quickly outweighed by > the extra work I can do. Again, my point was simply that it's a bit > shortsighted to dismiss this without additional investigation. > > 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! > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:315497 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
