Long live Cold Fusion. One thing that I think Macromedia should do is to make a version for learning that is either given away or sold for $99. This should be a version that will have restrictions on the ability to do create web applications that could be used on the internet. Such a program would only be usable for learning. It would not have a time limitation and would offer all of the tags and etc.. The program would have use limitations so that people won't use it to produce real world internet pages and applications. Restricted capabilities is not the way to go if they block the ability to learn. It should be possible to restrict the use of the developed programs to just the computer that the learning edition is installed on and by using the training program.
The more people who can afford to get a learning copy of the program and a good book such as WACK by Ben Forta would mean more sales later on. At 12/30/2001, you wrote: >Agreed. I believe that with the merger of Allaire and Macromedia, that CF >will become alot more mainstream than what it currently is. Macromedia ha >s a >huge markershare of products for web development and more people are goi >ng >to be introduced to it through Macromedia than what it would have been >through Allaire. The economy sucks for everyone right now and it is a har >d >fought deal to just find employment. I do believe that the cost of CF Ser >ver >should be reduced though. If they reduce the cost of CF server and bundle > in >studio for lets say $1500.00 then I think more people would be apt to pay >for it, and they would also make far more money. What makes more sense, m >ake >$4500 from 1000 people or make $1500 from 10,000 people? > > > > > >Doug > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Ben Forta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 12:59 PM >Subject: RE: death of coldfusion > > > > Mark, > > > > They may be part of it. Or not. Either way it needs to be taken in >context - > > there are far more questions from absolute beginners looking for initia >l > > help on the Forums then there are posting from doomsayers - that >definitely > > says that folks are not just still using CF, they are also first starti >ng >to > > do so. > > > > I also think that part of the frustration expressed on the Forums is > > frustration at the current economic situation in general. Lots of peopl >e >are > > looking for work, and yes, there are more ASP pages and sites out there >than > > CFML pages and sites, and so by default there'll be more ASP work than >CFML > > work. > > > > And while this is not a formal method of measuring interest in a produc >t, >I > > do have my own gauges that I use - hits on my site, numbers of readers >and > > sites accessing my CF tips, book sales, etc. And none of those show tha >t >CF > > is dying - on the contrary. > > > > --- Ben > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mark Smeets [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 2:15 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: Re: death of coldfusion > > > > > > It's just the microsoft lovers trying to stir things up, this happens l >ike > > once every 6 months. Be reasonable and ask yourself would you really ki >ll >a > > language that is growing this fast in popularity that is more effective >than > > the other languages out there? (thats my opinion, I think cf is much >better > > than asp or php) > > > > Macromedia isn't incorporating CF into Dreamweaver for the past 2 versi >on > > for nothing. > > > > FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq > > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get Your Own Dedicated Windows 2000 Server PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation � $99/Month � Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusionb FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
