"Macromedia doesn't support free technologies that are in direct competition with their technologies. Why would they? "
I always wondered why MM support PHP in Dreamweaver but refuse to do so for Flash with a PHP remoting. You can build a fully blown database driven site in Dreamweaver (allbeit not perfect code) using their PHP/MySQL support without writing a line of code and without paying for a CF server, .Net server, etc. On 6/23/06, Steven Sacks | BLITZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> But unless I am totally wrong, AMFPHP wasn't out of beta > until recently. > And it isn't officially supported by Adobe/MM, or if it is, > it wasn't until recently. CF is. Macromedia doesn't support free technologies that are in direct competition with their technologies. Why would they? If you only used Macromedia supported technologies, you would have paid gobs of cash (tens of thousands of dollars) for Generator instead of using the free alternative, JGenerator, which, by the way, had more features than MM's version. MM didn't much care for the fact that nobody was buying their overpriced technology anymore, so when they moved from Flash 5 to Flash MX, they removed the ability to make Generator Templates, effectively ending support for it. This was a big "f**k you!" to the development community who had been building Jgenerator based sites for their clients, but couldn't offer the improvements in Flash MX and beyond to them because Macromedia decided to attack their own consumers. ColdFusion is a way for inexperienced coders to code middleware. CF is nowhere near as good as .NET, PHP, Java or Ruby. If you know how to code, don't waste your time with CF and dive right in to one of the far better middleware solutions (Ruby on Rails anyone?). AMFPHP has worked great for years, for free. Beta or not, it's a solid, reliable, free solution that many companies have used in production on projects large and small. I could care less if MM approves or not. :) -Steven _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
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