Comments on: Open Source ColdFusion: Smith Project To Be Released As Open Source http://devnulled.com/content/2007/02/open-source-coldfusion-smith-project-to-be-released-as-open-source/ devnulled provides news, tips, resources, and articles about various topics that software developers and engineers enjoy. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:04:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Brandon Harper http://devnulled.com/content/2007/02/open-source-coldfusion-smith-project-to-be-released-as-open-source/#comment-61951 Brandon Harper Tue, 06 Feb 2007 07:41:15 +0000 http://devnulled.com/content/2007/02/open-source-coldfusion-smith-project-to-be-released-as-open-source/#comment-61951 For the most part the comments seem to appropriately address the strengths and weaknesses of the ColdFusion platform as a normal friendly discussion? In all candor the points brought up against ColdFusion (and items I concur on) include: - Cost - It's too easy to mix HTML & CFML - ColdFusion is web only, while most languages have a runtime that can be used for normal applications There are a few flames here and there, but it's nothing like the past posts about ColdFusion I've seen on digg. For instance, <a href="http://digg.com/security/MySpace_Gets_Wormed_Again" rel="nofollow">this is a flame riddled post</a>. While ColdFusion is one of my favorite tools, it's just that, a singular tool rather than the solution to every problem. I realize it's not perfect for every task, and just like any other language/platform, it has it's strengths and weaknesses. To summarize; if someone makes a point against a tool that I like and I think they are logically correct, I'm going to be pragmatic and agree with them rather than be an emotional fan boy about it. :) For the most part the comments seem to appropriately address the strengths and weaknesses of the ColdFusion platform as a normal friendly discussion? In all candor the points brought up against ColdFusion (and items I concur on) include:

- Cost
- It’s too easy to mix HTML & CFML
- ColdFusion is web only, while most languages have a runtime that can be used for normal applications

There are a few flames here and there, but it’s nothing like the past posts about ColdFusion I’ve seen on digg. For instance, this is a flame riddled post.

While ColdFusion is one of my favorite tools, it’s just that, a singular tool rather than the solution to every problem. I realize it’s not perfect for every task, and just like any other language/platform, it has it’s strengths and weaknesses.

To summarize; if someone makes a point against a tool that I like and I think they are logically correct, I’m going to be pragmatic and agree with them rather than be an emotional fan boy about it. :)

]]> By: todd sharp http://devnulled.com/content/2007/02/open-source-coldfusion-smith-project-to-be-released-as-open-source/#comment-61939 todd sharp Tue, 06 Feb 2007 06:34:18 +0000 http://devnulled.com/content/2007/02/open-source-coldfusion-smith-project-to-be-released-as-open-source/#comment-61939 Oh but it has. Have you read the comments lately? Or I'm I the only one who reads them negatively? Oh but it has. Have you read the comments lately? Or I’m I the only one who reads them negatively?

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