Asp-Versus Cold Fusion

I have used both. I prefer ASP. ASP has the ability to use ActiveX
components. I use Graphics Server to generate gif images of graphs in ASP. I
haven't seen anything like this in Cold Fusion.

I use Allaire's HomeSite to develop ASP pages. Cold Fusion is made by
Allaire.

Both are easy to learn and develop robust web sites.

Jeff Binnig

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"yves" <Yves.Hanoulle@objectsoft.be> wrote in message
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> I am involved in a project, in which they have to choose between Cold
Fusion
> and Asp.
> I do not want to start yet another whole war, but I want to make shure
that
> we look at every possible way at this.
> What are the pluses and the minuses of both ?
> Thanx
> Yves.Hanoulle@ObjectSoft.be

<ASP-bias>
I've worked extensively with ASP, and just a bit with CF (mostly because
I've been on the same project for about 2 years now). Here's what I've
seen:

ASP pros:
Allows multiple languages, so if you know VB or Javascript or Perl already
you don't have much of a learning curve. Multiple languages can be used
server-side on the same page if necessary.
Lots of third-party support (components, websites, books, etc) available.
Has been around longer than CF, so it has more of an established user base.
Allows DSN-less connections (though there may be a way I don't know about to
do this in CF, too).

ColdFusion pros:
Tag-based language familiar to Web designers.
Recordset looping more intuitive.
Some things done natively that require a component with ASP (ex. email)
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DG wrote in message <3a0d5fa4$1@news.dev-archive.com>...
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>ColdFusion is extremely robust and has to ability to use
>ActiveX and must more...
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>You can check out this good comparison by ZDNet at:-
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>http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2646052,00.html
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>And check out the Report Card for both :-
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>http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2646423,00.html
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>Still in doubt?..ask anyone in ColdFusion's Forum at:-
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>http://forums.allaire.com/devconf/main.cfm?CFID=336651&CFTOKEN=68683927&&
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>"Jeff Binnig" <jeff@chemicalinfo.com> wrote:
>>I have used both. I prefer ASP. ASP has the ability to use ActiveX
>>components. I use Graphics Server to generate gif images of graphs in ASP.
>I
>>haven't seen anything like this in Cold Fusion.
>>
>>I use Allaire's HomeSite to develop ASP pages. Cold Fusion is made by
>>Allaire.
>>
>>Both are easy to learn and develop robust web sites.
>>
>>Jeff Binnig
>>
>>--
>>------------------
>>Chemical Information Services, Inc.
>>Mailing Address: P.O. Box 743512 Dallas, TX U.S.A 75374
>>Corporate Offices: 9550 Forest Lane, Suite 321 Dallas, TX U.S.A. 75243
>>Tel: 214-349-6200 Ext. 106 Fax: 214-349-6286
>>www.chemicalinfo.com
>>"yves" <Yves.Hanoulle@objectsoft.be> wrote in message
>>news:3947e347$1@news.dev-archive.com...
>>>
>>> I am involved in a project, in which they have to choose between Cold
>>Fusion
>>> and Asp.
>>> I do not want to start yet another whole war, but I want to make shure
>>that
>>> we look at every possible way at this.
>>> What are the pluses and the minuses of both ?
>>> Thanx
>>> Yves.Hanoulle@ObjectSoft.be
>>
>>
>