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From: "CF" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 20:05
Subject: Re: Negative Thoughts
> 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 ...
>
OSs and the apps that hang off them are all moving targets.
We can not update CF past 4.5.1sp2/5.? and keep exploring what is
possible with it as is. But - everything moves on - especially in a
market driven activity like the commercial web. Nothing new in that -
what's important is watching for what keeps converging with various
values of robustness/useability/expandabily and for what diverges
from those values and ends up marginalized. CF could get easily
backwatered once Allaire has let go the rudder and Macromedia
has their hands on the tiller. It has happened many times before.
Crystal ball: CF will become a bit marginalized and will definitely
go up in price once Macromedia repackages it ...
Maybe the open source people are right ...
Pan
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