**I do not have a URL -- this was forwarded to me in toto. Write me offline if you want a copy of the story.** --begin forwarded message -- > Web page development heavyweight rematch > By Thomas Powell > Network World, 11/23/98 > > After working with both development environments, we found that Visual > InterDev excels in management of the site development process and > scripting. But ColdFusion Studio, Allaire's IDE for ColdFusion, has the > edge over Visual InterDev with respect to HTML coding and basic database > integration. This time, ColdFusion's improved coding tools and database > connectivity features make it the overall winner. > > Wrap-up > You don't need to choose between ASP and ColdFusion. You can use both > products on a single site, although you can't run them on the same page. > ASP is an NT-centric environment (although ChiliSoft provides support for > ASP on other servers), while ColdFusion Server runs on NT, Solaris and > soon, Linux. > The best approach may be to exploit the strengths of each product. Visual > InterDev provides numerous site management features that ColdFusion Studio > lacks. ColdFusion excels at database connectivity, and ColdFusion Studio > is hands-down the better tag editor. Fortunately, you can use ColdFusion > Studio as the default editor within the Visual InterDev environment. > > For many, the choice of one technology or another boils down to > familiarity or personal preference. Internet-oriented developers coming > from an HTML tagging environment will find ColdFusion Studio more > comfortable than Visual InterDev. Visual Basic programmers building > Microsoft-specific intranet applications will find Visual InterDev and ASP > more familiar. While it used to run a strong second, Allaire's new release > puts ColdFusion Server and ColdFusion Studio ahead of ASP and Visual > InterDev in nearly all respects. > > --- end --- Kathy > Kathy E. Gill > DCAC/MRM Production Visibility Support -- 425.234.2004, pager 425.568.0195 > Continuous effort -- not strength or intelligence -- is the key to > unlocking our potential. > ~ Liane Cardes > Microsoft Exchange: the perfect name for its users' greatest desire! > ____________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Join The Web Consultants Association : Register on our web site Now Web Consultants Web Site : http://just4u.com/webconsultants If you lose the instructions All subscription/unsubscribing can be done directly from our website for all our lists. ---------------------------------------------------------------------
