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.Net framework and IIS are right out of the box with the Server OS

You have to puchase ColdFusion and install it on your server.

Validity: 80%

.Net is object-oriented, which means that code can be reused, drastically reducing development time. 3

ColdFusion is only somewhat object-oriented. 3

Validity: 75%

Asp.Net pre-compiles and dynamically compiles code when a page is requested. 3

ColdFusion dynamically compiles code when a page is requested. 3

Validity: 71%

With Asp.net, Microsoft decides which scripts are generated.

With ColdFusion, you control what is send to the browser.

Validity: 69%

.NET is a Managed Framework and supports multiple platforms (Desktop, PDA, Web, Windows Services)

Coldfusion is a language sitting atop Managed J2EE is geared solely for the web.

Validity: 64%

.Net supports 25 languages, including Python, J#, C++, C#, Visual Basic.net, Perl, and COBOL. 3

ColdFusion only supports CFML and CFScript. 3

Validity: 63%

Asp.net locks you into frustrating MS technologies such as its OS and web server.

ColdFusion compiles to Java byte code, its deployable on any J2EE infrastr from an XBOX to an AS400

Validity: 63%

Asp.Net is a web application framework that programmers use to build web apps and dynamic websites.

ColdFusion is a software development framework that is used to build dynamic websites.

Validity: 62%

.Net has browser-specific HTML rendering. 3

ColdFusion sends the same HTML to IE that it does to Firefox, Netscape, etc., which causes errors. 3

Validity: 59%

.Net is not a scripted language, so the website will usually perform well. 3

ColdFusion is a somewhat scripted language, which results in periodic poor website performance. 3

Validity: 44%

Microsoft acquired and promotes Asp.Net. 1

Adobe Systems developed ColdFusion. 2

Validity: 34%

With Asp.net, you need to know 25 languages to be able to take over an existing .net application (server).

With ColdFusion, you only need one language.

Validity: 19%
pending review

Inheriting a .NET app isn't a nightmare (as ColdFusion apps tend to be)

ColdFusion locks you into frustrating Adobe technologies such as LiveCycle and JRun.

Validity: undecided
pending review

ASP.net does not have built-in Flash form generation.

ColdFusion has built-in Flash form generation.

Validity: 75%
pending review

ASP.NET disconnects the programmer from thier project with simplified ease-of-use in Design View.

Coldfusion can be used to create application that can be used on a desktop - flex/air integration.

Validity: 60%
pending review

ASP.net has a large customer base with many companies using it.

More than 10,000 companies worldwide use ColdFusion (mySpace, Bank of America, AT&T, NASA, etc). 4

Validity: 60%
pending review

Flash is designed to support ASP.NET.

Flash is designed to work well with ColdFusion, justifiably coming from the same company (Adobe).

Validity: 50%
pending review

It takes 20 times as long to develope anything in .Net. Scaleing in .Net is a nightmare.

Coldfusion 8 is very snappy and easy to use. Scaleing CF is as simple as moving to AIX / Solaris ;)

Validity: 50%

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