RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-12 Thread Ryan Kime
[ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 11:36 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice I've got a Dimension 4100 that I've been using for almost 3 years now (PIII 800/60gb/512mb) and it's been rock solid since day 1

Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-12 Thread Sean A Corfield
On Tuesday, September 10, 2002, at 10:25 , Joe Eugene wrote: vi rocks :) whats that? Aw, Joe, you just made my day... you are *so* funny! :) If you're not annoying somebody, you're not really alive. -- Margaret Atwood __

Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-11 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Sean A Corfield wrote: On Tuesday, September 10, 2002, at 11:09 , Joe Eugene wrote: C# is basically Microsofts version of Java.. Pardon? I think that is quite right when you look at how it is positioned by Microsoft. It appears to be their main programming language for application

RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-11 Thread Jesse Noller
: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 3:20 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice Jesse Knowing some of your platform preferences, I don't think that is a serious answer -- the original question is serious, though! Dick On Tuesday, September 10, 2002, at 10:57 AM

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2002-09-11 Thread Kreig Zimmerman
I have to say as regards Dell... I've found the OptiPlex (business line) to be rock-solid Dimension (consumer-line)... always some weird problem. Any similar experience? Point is if Dell, I would HIGHLY recommend you go for their business-line system. Tony Carcieri wrote: Damn, I didn't

RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-11 Thread Joshua Miller
PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Kreig Zimmerman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 11:19 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice I have to say as regards Dell... I've found the OptiPlex (business line) to be rock-solid

RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-11 Thread Tony Carcieri
- From: Kreig Zimmerman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 11:19 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice I have to say as regards Dell... I've found the OptiPlex (business line) to be rock-solid Dimension (consumer-line)... always some

Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-11 Thread Dick Applebaum
guy But I ned tacos! I need them or I will explode! That happens to me sometimes! -GIR -Original Message- From: Dick Applebaum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 3:20 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice Jesse

RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-11 Thread Jesse Noller
I appreciate your answer, and it does surprise me! I expect it would! I have no experience with win2k, but was put off by winXP's constant nagging (kinda' reminds me of myself). Why XP over 2k? XP nagging? I run xp on 2 laptops, and 4 workstations. It never bothers me. I will use some

RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-11 Thread Dave Watts
XP + Java works fine. Better than win2k. hate. Win2k. Really? I haven't had any problems, and wouldn't hesitate to recommend Win2K for developers' machines. In fact, I'm not really interested in XP at all, since Win2K works so well for us. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software

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2002-09-11 Thread Tony Weeg
:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 11:36 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice I've got a Dimension 4100 that I've been using for almost 3 years now (PIII 800/60gb/512mb) and it's been rock solid since day 1. My only problems were the IBM

RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-11 Thread Dave Watts
Finally, is PostgreSQL available for win -- I heard somewhere that it is not? Jochem recently mentioned that a native Windows version is in beta. In the meantime, I think it's available as part of the cygwin distribution (http://www.cygwin.com/). Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software

RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-11 Thread Jesse Noller
, September 11, 2002 11:56 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice XP + Java works fine. Better than win2k. hate. Win2k. Really? I haven't had any problems, and wouldn't hesitate to recommend Win2K for developers' machines. In fact, I'm not really interested

RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-11 Thread Tony Weeg
Message- From: Kreig Zimmerman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 11:19 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice I have to say as regards Dell... I've found the OptiPlex (business line) to be rock-solid Dimension (consumer-line

RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-11 Thread Raymond Camden
- From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 11:56 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice XP + Java works fine. Better than win2k. hate. Win2k. Really? I haven't had any problems, and wouldn't hesitate

Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-11 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Finally, is PostgreSQL available for win -- I heard somewhere that it is not? First install Cygwin, then PostgreSQL for Windows. (I would not run production on that BTW, but any Linux/BSD/Unix should be fine.) The Windows native port of PostgreSQL is under way, I am currently running the

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2002-09-11 Thread Kevin Gilchrist
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 11:36 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice developer platform of choice here in our dev group. winxp cfmx sql 2000 cfstudio dell/sony laptops (either as good as the other) photoshop ie6 .tony

Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-11 Thread Dick Applebaum
On Wednesday, September 11, 2002, at 08:59 AM, Raymond Camden wrote: The only thing I'd kill for is the ablity to suppress programs from taking focus. Nothing bugs me more as a developer who types fast. What does this mean? Dick

Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-11 Thread Dick Applebaum
Thanks, Jochem PostgreSQL for development is fine -- I won't be doing any hosting. Dick On Wednesday, September 11, 2002, at 08:54 AM, Jochem van Dieten wrote: Finally, is PostgreSQL available for win -- I heard somewhere that it is not? First install Cygwin, then PostgreSQL for Windows.

RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-11 Thread Joshua Miller
-Talk Subject: Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice Jesse I appreciate your answer, and it does surprise me! I have no experience with win2k, but was put off by winXP's constant nagging (kinda' reminds me of myself). Why XP over 2k? I will use some Java also. I have been

RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-11 Thread Joshua Miller
the DeskStar 72GB. Joshua Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Kevin Gilchrist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 12:07 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice Maybe the OptiPlex is fine in the aggregate but I'm on my

RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-11 Thread jremus-lists
, September 11, 2002 11:56 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice XP + Java works fine. Better than win2k. hate. Win2k. Really? I haven't had any problems, and wouldn't hesitate to recommend Win2K for developers' machines. In fact, I'm not really interested in XP

RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-11 Thread Raymond Camden
]] Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 12:11 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice On Wednesday, September 11, 2002, at 08:59 AM, Raymond Camden wrote: The only thing I'd kill for is the ablity to suppress programs from taking focus. Nothing bugs me

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2002-09-11 Thread todd
, and a powerful ally it is. - Yoda -Original Message- From: Dick Applebaum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 12:11 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice On Wednesday, September 11, 2002, at 08:59 AM, Raymond Camden

Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-11 Thread Dick Applebaum
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo IM : cfjedimaster My ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is. - Yoda -Original Message- From: Dick Applebaum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 12:11 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Developer Platform suggestions

RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-11 Thread S . Isaac Dealey
: Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice On Wednesday, September 11, 2002, at 08:59 AM, Raymond Camden wrote: The only thing I'd kill for is the ablity to suppress programs from taking focus. Nothing bugs me more as a developer who types fast. What does this mean

RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-11 Thread S . Isaac Dealey
: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice On Wednesday, September 11, 2002, at 08:59 AM, Raymond Camden wrote: The only thing I'd kill for is the ablity to suppress programs from taking focus. Nothing bugs me more as a developer who types fast. What does this mean

Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-11 Thread Jason Miller
PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 11:36 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice I've got a Dimension 4100 that I've been using for almost 3 years now (PIII 800/60gb/512mb) and it's been rock solid since day 1. My only problems

Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Dick Applebaum
Ya' know, it gets pretty old... I am beginning to accept the fact that as a Mac/CF developer, I will always be a second-class citizen, and not have equal resources with the competition. So, I am open to suggestions: If you could chose a platform today, with no baggage, what would it be? I

Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Joe Eugene
Windows 2k Advantages. CF(CFMX) Development JSP(CFMX) or Tomcat Development NET Development SQL Server Oracle Joe - Original Message - From: Dick Applebaum [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Talk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 1:12 PM Subject: Developer Platform suggestions

Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Jeffry Houser
I've used Windows 9x and they worked okay as long as you rebooted at least once a day (preferably twice). I use Windows 2000 now. I've had few problems and the system is very stable, even if I don't reboot it for 3-4 days. At 10:12 AM 9/10/2002 -0700, you wrote: Ya' know, it gets pretty

Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread todd
If the majority of the program I ran wasn't windows based, I'd run redhat linux. Dick, I think you're going about this the wrong way tho. OSX shows a lot of promise from what I've seen (despite that it's a day and a dollar too late). Hell, I'm jealous of OSX that it runs on top of a stable

Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Dick Applebaum
- From: Dick Applebaum [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Talk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 1:12 PM Subject: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice Ya' know, it gets pretty old... I am beginning to accept the fact that as a Mac/CF developer, I will always be a second-class

Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Dick Applebaum wrote: Ya' know, it gets pretty old... I am beginning to accept the fact that as a Mac/CF developer, I will always be a second-class citizen, and not have equal resources with the competition. So, I am open to suggestions: If you could chose a platform today, with no

RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Matt Liotta
CEO Montara Software, Inc. http://www.montarasoftware.com/ 888-408-0900 x901 -Original Message- From: Jeffry Houser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 10:23 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice I've used Windows 9x

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2002-09-10 Thread Tony Carcieri
machines and I am running SP3 with all sec. patches. HTH, Big T -Original Message- From: Jeffry Houser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 1:23 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice I've used Windows 9x and they worked okay

Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Dick Applebaum
On Tuesday, September 10, 2002, at 10:44 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If the majority of the program I ran wasn't windows based, I'd run redhat linux. Dick, I think you're going about this the wrong way tho. OSX shows a lot of promise from what I've seen (despite that it's a day and a

RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Jesse Noller
: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 1:37 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice IMHO, I'd go with Linux. Not only does CF run the best on Linux, but you also have access to any kind of text editor/IDE you could want. Many of them are way better than DMX, which isn't saying

Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Joe Eugene
Server... I think u can get a developer edition. Joe - Original Message - From: Dick Applebaum [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Talk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 1:31 PM Subject: Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice Joe Do you have NET, SQL Server Oracle

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2002-09-10 Thread Craig Thomas
Linux, I like redhat's. But I, for one, would hate to see you give up on osx. -Craig __ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm FAQ:

RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Stacy Young
PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice Dick Applebaum wrote: Ya' know, it gets pretty old... I am beginning to accept the fact that as a Mac/CF developer, I will always be a second-class citizen, and not have equal resources with the competition. So, I am

RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Joe Eugene
Build your own development box.. i dont trust whats in DELL or Gateway ... and wouldnt even consider HP. From: Tony Carcieri [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Talk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 13:45:56

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2002-09-10 Thread Dick Applebaum
Jochem Emotionally, I agree with you! I am even teased when I come across a reference to the Mac (Darwin, Rapsody, etc.) in the CFMX code. I took this to mean that there was intent to support the Mac (past, present or future). From what I perceive, this is not likely to happen -- at bets

RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread todd
See Dick, there is something worst than a Mac. A Gateway! *cringes* I refuse to touch a gateway, especially since years ago when I heard they were recycling refurbished parts as 'real parts' and ... well, my parents had a gateway and that was a war story itself. :P ~Todd On Tue, 10 Sep

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2002-09-10 Thread Robert Everland
: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice I would highly recommend OS2/Warp 4 Jesse Noller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Macromedia Server Development Unix/Linux special guy But I ned tacos! I need them or I will explode! That happens to me sometimes! -GIR -Original Message- From: Matt

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2002-09-10 Thread Jerry Johnson
Why do you rule Access out as a viable db for demos? Jerry Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/10/02 01:57PM On Tuesday, September 10, 2002, at 10:44 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip ...(and I rule out MS-Access as a viable db for presentations/demonstrations)?

RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Clint Tredway
: Dick Applebaum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 12:58 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice On Tuesday, September 10, 2002, at 10:44 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If the majority of the program I ran wasn't windows based, I'd run

RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Jeffry Houser
]] Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 1:37 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice IMHO, I'd go with Linux. Not only does CF run the best on Linux, but you also have access to any kind of text editor/IDE you could want. Many of them are way better than DMX

Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread todd
Which? Windows or Linux? If you want to keep things simple and don't want to have to fuss with linux driver compatibilities, etc. Then, go with Windows 2000 or XP. Why? If you've never dealt with linux before, you'll thank me. Yes, it's gotten easier to install, but despite what Matt L.

RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Dave Watts
Do you have NET, SQL Server Oracle installed on your developer machine/ Yes, you can run all of those on a laptop. On my laptop, running Win2K Server SP3, I have SQL Server 2000 and the .NET Framework, among other things. I don't have Oracle installed right now, but several people here run

RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Ryan Kime
opinion about this) Cost - $2,000-$4,000 depending on your hardware Laptops? I would go either IBM or Dell -Original Message- From: Dick Applebaum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 12:58 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Joe Eugene
. SQL Server... I think u can get a developer edition. Joe From: Dick Applebaum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Talk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 10:31:36 -0700 Joe Do you have NET, SQL Server Oracle

RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Jeffry Houser
Gateway has replaced my monitor ~10 times. I keep having the same problem. At least 2 or 3 of them didn't work right out of box. Very frustrating... I'm almost out of warranty, so I hope this monitor sticks. At 02:37 PM 9/10/2002 -0400, you wrote: See Dick, there is something worst

RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Brian Scandale
or I will explode! That happens to me sometimes! -GIR -Original Message- From: Matt Liotta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 1:37 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice IMHO, I'd go with Linux. Not only does CF run

Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Sean A Corfield
On Tuesday, September 10, 2002, at 10:57 , Dick Applebaum wrote: The fact that an OS is good or bad isn't the issue. What I need is an OS that supports my Developer platform of choice and vise-versa. Well, it really depends on how closely you need your laptop to mirror any production

Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Dick Applebaum
-Original Message- From: Jeffry Houser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 10:23 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice I've used Windows 9x and they worked okay as long as you rebooted at least once a day (preferably twice). I

Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Sean A Corfield
On Tuesday, September 10, 2002, at 11:09 , Joe Eugene wrote: C# is basically Microsofts version of Java.. Pardon? If you're not annoying somebody, you're not really alive. -- Margaret Atwood __ Get the mailserver that powers

Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Dick Applebaum
. Matt Liotta President CEO Montara Software, Inc. http://www.montarasoftware.com/ 888-408-0900 x901 -Original Message- From: Jeffry Houser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 10:23 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Ryan Kime
]] Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 12:58 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice On Tuesday, September 10, 2002, at 10:44 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If the majority of the program I ran wasn't windows based, I'd run redhat linux. Dick, I think you're going

Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Dick Applebaum
] Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 1:31 PM Subject: Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice Joe Do you have NET, SQL Server Oracle installed on your developer machine/ Are there free/reasonable developer versions of these available. The reason I ask is I want a completely self

RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Jesse Noller
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 2:31 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice Yes, looking at the Warp web-site ( http://www-3.ibm.com/software/os/warp/ ) it does seem to be Y2K ready, and compatible with most Windows 3.x applications

Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Dick Applebaum
On Tuesday, September 10, 2002, at 11:17 AM, Craig Thomas wrote: Linux, I like redhat's. But I, for one, would hate to see you give up on osx. I would naturally tend towards Linux over Windows. So far, the number suggesting each seems to be about even. No more than me--- but there comes

Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Dick Applebaum
it's on it's way up so that's a good thing! Right now I work on Win2k pro and it's stabledoes what it needs. Stace -Original Message- From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 1:38 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Developer Platform

Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Matt Robertson
I personally have stuck with Win2k and have been very pleased. I run three dev boxes. Two desktops and one laptop. One desktop runs Apache and the others are IIS. I primarily develop in mySQL/win. Its dirt-simple to use, free, resource-light, has a great enterprise mgr (3rd party) and is

RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Mark W. Breneman
Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 1:52 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice Which? Windows or Linux? If you want to keep things simple and don't want to have to fuss with linux driver compatibilities

Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Dick Applebaum
Joe That's probably good advice for most, but I'd prefer off-the-shelf hardware -- even if I pay more -- just so I don't have to screw around with the hardware. I figure regardless of platform I will need to constantly fiddle with the software. I have some experience with, Win 31, win 95,

RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Tony Carcieri
PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 2:38 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice See Dick, there is something worst than a Mac. A Gateway! *cringes* I refuse to touch a gateway, especially since years ago when I heard they were recycling refurbished parts

Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Matt Robertson
You can - as you mentioned - use MSDE for MS SQL. Its free, included on any Office CD and if you own an MS product with MSDE on it you are licensed to use it (I checked with MS a few months back). But you don't get the Enterprise Manager. I use a combination of SQL statements and eyeballing

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2002-09-10 Thread Joshua Miller
: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice On Tuesday, September 10, 2002, at 10:44 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If the majority of the program I ran wasn't windows based, I'd run redhat linux. Dick, I think you're going about this the wrong way tho. OSX shows a lot of promise from what I've seen

Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Dick Applebaum
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 12:58 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice On Tuesday, September 10, 2002, at 10:44 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If the majority of the program I ran wasn't windows based, I'd run redhat linux

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2002-09-10 Thread Aunger, Mitch
opinions (no matter how wrong everyone else is! HA). You're my kind of guy. Good luck Mitch -Original Message- From: Dick Applebaum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 12:58 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice On Tuesday, September

Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Dick Applebaum
Because I've been burned, several times. MS-Access can lock up with as few as 1 concurrent user. It is not always easy to recover (get rid of the idb file). Just not the sort of thing you want to do in the middle of a presentation. Don't get me wrong -- MS-Acces has its place -- it is just

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2002-09-10 Thread jon hall
HP systems are great, we have a couple dozen HP LPR's and they are absolutely great, but overpriced systems. We have switched to Intel rackmounts, same systems without some of the perks of the HP systems, for a couple thousand less, and they are black :) We just got an Intel dual P4 Xeon

Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Dick Applebaum
Matt You make it sound like I can sell my Mac stuff, buy equivalent wintel come out $ ahead?? Should I expect to get win2K or win XP included in the price of a laptop? Do you find MySQL deficiencies (transaction, stored procedures, etc), force recoding or dumbing-down of your db interface?

RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Joshua Miller
;) Joshua Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Dick Applebaum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 3:17 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice I like stable! I like free! I especially like not being at the mercy

Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Sean A Corfield
On Tuesday, September 10, 2002, at 12:17 , Dick Applebaum wrote: I assume, Apache as a Web Server -- if not, what? Yes, Apache (even on Windows, as far as I'm concerned). Which GUI, if any? I prefer KDE, but am open to valid reasons! That's a religious issue :) I am investigating Jedit

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2002-09-10 Thread Craig Thomas
I would naturally tend towards Linux over Windows. So far, the number suggesting each seems to be about even. If it's got to be a laptop, I have to weigh in on the windoze side. Too many driver/hardware problems with my laptop and RedHat Linux, so I use w2k. The only thing I miss on it from my

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2002-09-10 Thread Dave Watts
I just bought a 160 Gig external firewire -- it is faster than the laptop's 40 gig internal drive -- will firewire work on an intel box or do I need to get something else? Firewire works fine under Windows 2000, as long as your machine has a Firewire port. Most new high-end laptops have

RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Dave Watts
Should I expect to get win2K or win XP included in the price of a laptop? Yes; you'll find it hard to get a laptop without them. I don't see Oracle as a standard development db, other than for testing before final deployment. It's not trivial to migrate from one database platform to

RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Joe Eugene
. -Original Message- From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 11:02 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice I just bought a 160 Gig external firewire -- it is faster than the laptop's 40 gig internal drive

RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Joe Eugene
vi rocks :) whats that? Joe -Original Message- From: Sean A Corfield [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 8:20 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice On Tuesday, September 10, 2002, at 12:17 , Dick Applebaum wrote

RE: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice

2002-09-10 Thread Dave Watts
I wouldn't worry too much about .NET going anywhere in the near future. Besides, Java is proprietary too, in many respects - it's largely controlled by Sun, never mind what they tell you about the Java Community Process. Is there any specific reason you say the below? I mean