OK .. but this doesn't mean we still can't develop killer apps using CF,
right?
I agree that this is disturbing, but what says we can't keep on keeping-on
using CF to develop good web apps .. until we all learn PHP, or .WEB? at
least ;) I don't think it's a good thing, but it's not the end of the
world .. All of this just might uderscore a web developer's need to
diversify, anyway. As individuals, the more we know, the better!
If Macromedia keeps developing CF stuff, then we are all good to go.
Actually, I would welcome some better CF/WYSIWYG integration .. It just
means that those of us that better know the nuts and bolts of CF will be in
a much better position to streamline our CF apps for real performance over
the other CF wannabe's that will spring up using some WYSIWYG/CF hybrid
editor that spits out crappy code. It will just make the good CF developers
even better and more valuable .. just like we can all easily differentiate
ourselves from the "My cousin's brother's friend does web sites,
real-good-like!!"
Then again, that's a rather simplistic view ...
Todd
----- Original Message -----
From: "pan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 9:01 PM
Subject: Re: Negative Thoughts
> > I do not think that the acquisition of Allaire by Macromedia is a good
thing
> > for Cold Fusion developers. I can come up with all kinds of negative
> > scenarios about what this will do to CF. When a "graphics tool" company
> > acquires a development platform, the development platform does not
always
> > fair too well.
> >
> > Consider that, if Allaire was not in some sort of trouble, it would not
have
> > been "merged."
> >
> > I have been concerned about the viability of the CF platform for about a
> > year. Now, I am even more concerned. I am seriously starting to consider
> > dropping the beloved CF platform, and head towards ASP+, COM and .NET --
> > Microsoft is not likely to be "acquired" any time in the near future.
> >
> > Richard Colman
> >
>
> You're not alone in your thoughts.
>
> No more Allaire.
> The stock went up 23%, for no readily apparent reason,
> days ***before*** the "merger" was announced.
> The Boston office will be run by Macromedians.
> Jeremy, though still CTO for the Allaire division, reports to a
> Macromedian.
> Macromedia sold off previously acquired products like Poser
> last year (a whole slew of products).
> The plan Allaire drew up for CF>5 may not mean anything anymore.
>
> Maybe the focus of CF will move from rdbms interfacing to
> flashy :) web presentations with multiplex Mac-like developer
> gui thingies.
>
> ~*~ busy right now building FreeBSD boxes and installing apache/PHP
>
> Pan
>
>
>
>
>
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