Please see my responses inline below...
--- In [email protected], "Jennifer Larkin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sean Corfield had his site running in PHP because he could easily use > an existing PHP package that did what he wanted and there was no > ColdFusion equivalent. A frequently asked question that he got was > "Why aren't you using ColdFusion on your personal site? Shouldn't you > be using ColdFusion?" He got that question a lot from people who were > reading his blog where he gives ColdFusion tips. If people reading a > ColdFusion themed blogget weirded out by the blog not employing > ColdFusion, how do you think that someone would act if he went to that > site to figure out if he wanted to hire Sean for a ColdFusion job? > First, Blog readers are not the same audience as potential customers. Sure potential customer's might read someone's blog, but so will lots of other people. The people who were "weirded out" were probably other developers who used the blog as a resource, rather than potential customers. Also Cold Fusion vs PHP is a different scenario than Flex vs an HTML site. Cold Fusion and PHP have a very large degree of overlap in terms of functionality and they serve pretty much the exact same purpose. Certainly there is some overlap between HTML and Flex, but not nearly as much. > Your website is your cover letter. People don't read a resume unless > they like the cover letter and if you can show you skill in your cover > letter you are supposed to. I mean, if you were up for a graphic > design job would you send them a cover letter that looked just like > everyone elses? That wouldn't get you that job. If someone goes to > your website and you aren't using Flex, they may not get to your > resume or your demo site or your previous project list because they > may think that you don't know Flex. After all, if you did why aren't > you using it? > > Think of it this way, your site is designed to show off your skills-- > that's the main feature of your site. It's a special case but it's > still a valid one. I don't think potential Flex customers are going to expect the developer's site to be developed with Flex nor do I believethey would get turned off if it isn't. Most will understand that HTML is still a good choice for a personal web site. Am I giving potential customers too much credit here? They will however expect to see some sample work. Just because you know how to use Flex, people aren't going to expect you to use it for everything. Plenty of Flex customers will not even be looking for a "Flex Developer" per say. They may not know what technology to use for their upcoming application. Instead they will be looking for someone who knows how to pick the right tool for the job :) All that being said, I do think Flex 2 can and will be put to good use for some web sites that may not be considered "web applications". > And I don't know where to draw the line between a website and a web > application-- I don't think anyone knows. Its not so much that no one knows, its that there is no line, but instead a fuzzy gray area where they overlap :) -Steve ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/SISQkA/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/nhFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
