Ben - if you think there's a venue in which the discussion *could* be had productively, I'd love to be a part of it, or at the very least, do whatever I could to help make it happen. Just say the word.
On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 7:46 PM, Ben Forta <[email protected]> wrote: > > Charlie, > > I'd love to have a productive discussion on this subject. And yes, I have > opinions on this one, I've shared them before and am happy to do so again. > And no, as much as I admire Adam's passion for ColdFusion (it's why I nudged > him into the role), I don't fully agree with his take on things. But > regardless, I don't think this thread can be steered anywhere. When > conversations denigrate to emotional rants and accusations and > unsubstantiated sweeping generalizations, that's when I back away. > > --- Ben > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Charlie Griefer [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 9:28 PM > To: cf-talk > Subject: Re: Anyone know anything about this new ColdFusion conference? > > > Rather than ignore it... is it worth trying to steer in a more productive > direction? Can it be a productive discussion? > > I've gone on record before as saying I don't think the existence of the > alternate engines spells the doom of Adobe ColdFusion. I may be wrong, but > lord I hope not. Adobe ColdFusion has been -very- good to me over the past > 15 years, not just professionally, but personally. > Many of the people that I consider my best friends are friends that I've > made in the CF community. So I've got both a personal and professional > interest in this, and it's a subject that I care about quite a bit. > > If it can't be done here... so be it. Just seems that we have > representation from all sides, and nobody seems to be too shy about sharing > how they feel. All we need to do is steer the discussion in a direction > where it's more productive and constructive. Assuming that direction... > y'know... exists. > > On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 7:14 PM, Ben Forta <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Good point, I guess I blocked those from my memory. >> >> Oh well, I guess I'll just have to ignore this pointless banter up for >> a few more days before the thread makes it to the CF-Talk Rogues Gallery. >> >> --- Ben >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Dave Watts [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 8:58 PM >> To: cf-talk >> Subject: Re: Anyone know anything about this new ColdFusion conference? >> >> >>> I officially nominate this thread as the least productive on cf-talk > ever. >> >> I'm sorry, Ben, but this one isn't even close. Are you forgetting all >> the "why isn't CF/CFB free" threads? Or the "is CF dying" threads? >> This one will need at least twenty more replies before it's even in >> the same category. >> >> Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software >> http://www.figleaf.com/ >> http://training.figleaf.com/ >> >> Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on GSA >> Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized >> instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite. >> >> >> >> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:341778 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
