Further more, re-coding any app entails its own set of problems
1) First we retrain an entire IT dept in PHP (or sicker still, lay them off
and hire newbies in a veteran dept.)
2) Now we turn these newbies loose and say (ok, convert your expert, well
written CF Apps, into the PHP language we barely know in this dept.)
I picture this as taking a well running Toyota Camry, and replacing its
engine with that of a Ford Pinto...
This amounts to IT suicide, frankly I wonder if this decision is mostly
politically motivated rather than sound judgement. I would fight this to
the last man or suffer the consequences.
Gregory Harris
Web Developer
Stirling Bridge Group LLC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kelly Shepard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 9:14 AM
Subject: Another debate
> The new boss has arrived in my department and of course he wants everyone
to
> switch from the awesome and all mighty cold fusion to .... PHP. We do need
> some other strengths in our department for those clients who don't want us
> to host their application or don't have cf on their server, but, he wants
a
> complete switch. Here is a glimpse into his last email:
>
> "It could be argued that both technologies have their strengths and
> weaknesses. However, in the corporate IT department, CF is usually not an
> option due to cost and security problems. I realize that changing
> perceptions and old habits are sometimes difficult, but necessary.
> Especially in our industry (high-tech).
>
> The need to deliberate the issue further is a mute point."
>
> Does anyone have any opinions on his security problems comment? It seems
> that alliare is pretty good about getting patches up - or we have just
been
> lucky and not had any problems. And, would you agree that in the
corporate
> IT department cf is "usually" not an option?
>
> Thanks in advance for any input.
>
>
>
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