Hello, I followed the discussions closely. I wanted to reply to some questions I saw in the discussions. I am using both PHP and Coldfusion, but both on Linux platforms. So, I am not bound to Microsoft technologies, and CF runs faster on Linux/Unix than on Windows. Like PHP, there is no need for a dedicated IDE to code/script on CF. You may use Macromedia software to build web pages only if you want, except if you want to make Flash movies/animations. You can edit files manually to configure CF (XML files) with a ssh access on the server (at least the Linux version I am used to), or use a web interface to manage it. Both languages have pros and cons, and I cannot say that one is superior to the other. It is a matter of taste. I know that someone coming from a programming background will be more comfortable with PHP, while someone coming from a web design background may be more comfortable with CF, but even that is changing. Once you get to do very advanced things, you need to code using Object Oriented approaches, modular programming, web services, etc. which both products allow you to do. It is true that Coldfusion offers a lot of functionality 'out of the box', and sometimes you need to look around to find equivalent functionality, extensions for PHP. These functionalities are more geared towards displaying data, managing forms, etc. PHP also offers a lot of functionalities out of the box also. For example, PHP is really flexible about how you want to retrieve a query, in what format, etc. The functionalities are more geared towards programming utilities. You can extend Coldfusion functionalities easily by creating 'custom tags' in Perl, C, C++ or Java without having to recompile the product. You can also instantiate any classes in Java because Coldfusion is based on Java since version 5. So, it's really a matter of personal taste and the background of each one. I personally take pleasure developing applications on both Coldfusion and PHP. Stéphane On Fri, 2005-07-01 at 09:50, Richard Davey wrote: > Hello Andrew, > > Friday, July 1, 2005, 3:06:49 PM, you wrote: > > AS> You know for a php developer your really don't know your own product to > AS> well (blah blah blah) > > Isn't it time to run off and write another check to Adobe or > something? Rather than personally attacking other list members. > > Best regards, > > Richard Davey > -- > http://www.launchcode.co.uk - PHP Development Services > "I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them." - Isaac Asimov -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
