Comparing Coldfusion 8 vs ASP NET

I tried to reply to the email string but it seems I had reached my limit of 100 chars in my response and then some.  I posted my reply on my blog at the following address.  Would love some feed back on the post. http://blog.wezbiz.net/index.php/2009/01/08/comparing-coldfusion-8-vs-aspnet/ Thanks Jason L. West http://blog.wezbiz.net /*************************************** * One of Einstein's colleagues asked him for his telephone number one day. Einstein reached for * a telephone directory and looked it up. "You don't remember your own number?" the man asked, startled. * * "No," Einstein answered. "Why should I memorize something I can so easily get from a book?" * * In fact, Einstein claimed never to memorize anything which could be looked up in less than two minutes. * (Quoted from: http://oaks.nvg.org/sa5ra17.html) /*************************************** On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 8:09 AM, Duane Boudreau <duane@cfexperts.com> wrote: > One of the biggest things I miss when I switch back to CF from ASP.Net is > Master Pages. (hint hint adobe). > > Current Visual Studio (even the express version) is light years ahead of > anything adobe has out there, although I have not see their latest IDE yet. > > You can get an add-in for PDF support, although it isn't built in > unless you use Reporting Services. There is Flex integration in the > form of open-source libraries. Multithreading is built in. RSS support > can be obtained with free code. Image manipulation I would not > classify as limited. .NET has good encryption support. It has many > more reporting options than CF, and has a built in report control. > Server monitoring is not built in, but there are third party products > that do this. MS Ajax is built in and MS officially supports jQuery. > ZIP and JAR are built in. Nearly every programming language supports > code reuse. > > Not having a feature built in should not be viewed as a definite > negative since most people who program .NET Web sites use community > code or purchase add-ins. > > Comparing CF to ASP.NET in a grid fashion does not seem ideal. There > are so many other factors, such as availability of skilled workers, > product support, integration with other products, etc. > > -Mike Chabot > > > > I'm pretty sure .net can do all of the things in that list. The > > question is, how easily... > > > > Neil Middleton > > <sent from phone> > > > > On 7 Jan 2009, at 21:32, Joel Polsky <jsp2001@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Hi.. I've posted this message in the CF-community > > http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:28371 > 8 > >>  but thought this list might be more appropriate. > >> > >> Wondering if the community can take a look at the below comparison, > >> I need a few of the blanks filled in.. I hope the below is readable > >> - or if there's a feature comparison on the internet specifically > >> for .NET -- then please enlighten me! > >> > >> Feature  | ColdFusion8 |ASP.NET| > >> > >> PDF Support, Dynamic, Embedded PDF documents |YES|NO| > >> ..NET Integration |YES | YES > >> Microsoft Exchange Server Integration |YES|YES| > >> Built in Interactive Debugger |YES|YES| > >> (Local Machine only) > >> Adobe Flex Integration |YES|NO| > >> Multithreading  |YES| ???| > >> RSS Feeds   |YES| ???| > >> Image Manipulation |YES|LIMITED| > >> Encryption Libraries > >> (Ability to provide 140bit encryption for secure applications.)  | > >> YES|????| > >> > >> Built in Reporting Features  |YES|????| > >> Real Time Server and Multi-server Monitoring |YES|NO (Controlled by > >> IIS server) | > >> Built in AJAX Support |YES|???| > >> ZIP and JAR Features |YES|????| > >> Code Reuse |YES|????| > >> > >> -- Thanks! > >> > >> > > > > > > > >