Here's my contribution to the issue. First off CF Builder is very good. I've been using CFEclipse since it first started, mainly as a plugin with MyEclipse which has some very nice add ons and much more detailed server controls than CFBuilder.
One thing to note is that CFBuilder is built around Aptana Studio. I have noticed is that the combination of CFEclipse and Aptana gives you most of the advantages that CFBuilder has. If you want RDS, you can still integrate the CF8 Eclipse plugin. That said I've also started using CFBuilder more. However I do have some concerns. As I noted CFBuilder is based on Aptana Studio. With the recent announcement that Aptana has been acquired by Appcelerator, how is this going to affect CFBuilder? Cost is another factor. How about this suggestion, instead of a one time cost how about following what MyEclipse and other Eclipse based applications are doing. Instead of a one time fee, MyEclipse charges an annual fee from around $30 to $160 per year, depending on the feature set. I think that most independent developers can handle smaller chunks of cash on an annual basis rather than a substantial up front amount. regards, larry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:341544 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
