The dev edition is free, so students could use that. I think it's more a case of it's easy to go from something like, say, java to cf, but going the other way around is not always easy. IMHO it's better to learn something like Java, with all it's intricacies/quirks/capabilities and then pick up CF later (in the workforce). Or do parallel CF/Java development, so you have an appreciation of what's out there.
Dale Fraser wrote: > Justin, > > You are 100% right, been trying to get that point across, not sure it's > working. A Free version of Coldfusion will fix this issue, and the rest of > us will still pay for better versions. > > Regards > Dale Fraser > > http://dalefraser.blogspot.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Justin Carter > Sent: Thursday, 31 May 2007 1:02 PM > To: cfaussie > Subject: [cfaussie] Re: Coldfuson is dead - why did no one tell me > > > On May 31, 10:10 am, Robin Hilliard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Do you mean (a) giving some educational licenses to QANTM for it's >> own use, or (b) giving away commercial licenses to each student? >> >> In the case of (b) you would be asking for almost $200,000 worth of >> software. >> >> So the student thought process goes something like "sure I just spent >> several months learning ColdFusion, but the vendor didn't give me a >> free commercial license so I won't use it"? >> > > One thing that students or younger developers see - before they even > bother to learn ColdFusion - *is* the dollar signs. It's hard to make > the decision to invest hours and hours in learning and using a > technology which you perceive to be unaffordable or out of reach, > particularly when you see "free" competing platforms such as .NET, > Java, PHP, Ruby, etc. I've been in that position, and I didn't choose > ColdFusion (not until a number of years later). Price is a barrier to > adoption. > > Just my 2c anyway. > > Cheers. > > -- > Justin > http://www.madfellas.com/blog > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
