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Discussion Topic: web design and develpment
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fatima |
12-27-2003 @ 4:42 PM
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hi Jalil,
my little brother is interested in learning web design and development in NYC.
What do you advise him ??
what studies ? which school ?
how long are the studies ?
how much does it cost ??
Thanks a lot
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Jalil |
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12-29-2003 @ 2:36 AM
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Hello Fatima,
Web design is a great field to get into. First, your brother should learn about HTML as much as he can, then the next step is to learn more about developing database-driven web sites.
There are lots of schools, Universities & even private companies that offer web site design including database-driven web sites courses. It is up to him whether he would like to pursue 2, 4 yrs degree or higher in IT which is a bit costly (I don’t know the amount, every school is different), or maybe taking accelerated courses with a private institution which can be quite intense, but cheaper than pursuing a regular degree.
If the money is not an issue, I would definitely recommend for anybody to pursue at least a Bachelor degree. Considering the competitive world we currently live in, obtaining a degree not just in IT field but in any career you choose to pursue is a must regardless of any experience you may have.
If your brother’s school offers the following technologies:
ASP, PHP or ColdFusion, I would definitely stick with ColdFusion.
Let me give you some Pros & Cons as to why I chose Coldfusion:
1. Lets start off with ASP
Personally, I do not use MS products as much, never used ASP & I do not know anything about it.. However some companies trust Msoft, so you might be forced into this route if you happen to work for a big MS shop.
2. PHP
I am not going to rule out PHP, PHP is a great tool for NON critical web sites but it has some flaws:
PRO -
open source, FREE! (we all love free stuff), fast, there is so much support and help available out there.
CON -
More complex than CF - development takes longer (i.e. about 2 pages of code in PHP may take couple of lines in CF) – most importantly, it is harder to Secure PHP sites from hackers, this is one of its main flaws. Since PHP is an open source it is vulnerable to hackers, therefore, lots of big enterprises are hesitant whether to use PHP because of its vulnerability.
3. ColdFusion is a very powerful, stable environment that is incredibly flexible.
The ColdFusion code has several advantages that are evident right from the start: it's shorter, more concise & very quick to develop web sites. It's also much easier to understand exactly what the code does, and most importantly, it is SECURED! Companies with critical data, will not think twice about using PHP over CF, I know this for fact because I’ve been there.. When it comes to security, companies tend to choose CF regardless of its price tag.
PRO –
scalable, clusters well, deploys on any platform, and has lots of built-in security modules.
CON -
expensive license cost, very easy to write BAD code, lastly, it is owned by a company called Macromedia, they tend to have a lousy support simply because it is not their own product, the former company who built CF engine (and knew what they were doing) is called Allaire, unfortunately, they are bought by this company called Macromedia.
To sum up, if I were a student, I would consider learning more about products that are most trusted & used by most 500 fortune enterprises across U.S & worldwide. These products have the potential of opening doors for me for a real world job..
FYI -
ColdFusion is used by nearly half the Fortune 500 companies:
companies that use Coldfusion - Link-1
companies that use Coldfusion - Link-2
companies that use Coldfusion - Link-3
Here is what “whatis.com” has to say about Coldfusion:
Hope this info. helps. Feel free to ask any questions you may have, I may not get back to you ride away, but I will do the best I can to respond. I also encourage anybody to share their experiences with us.
-Jalil Aboufariss
This message was edited by Jalil on 2-23-05 @ 10:29 PM
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Fayssal |
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02-13-2004 @ 6:13 AM
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Hello Jalil and Fatima,
Thus far it has been demonstrated that ColdFusion can do everything ASP can do and a lot more, is architecturally not that different from ASP, and that ASP development (the page based model, how code is broken up, how scripts are used) is quite similar to that of ColdFusion. This all means that ASP developers will be comfortable and productive using ColdFusion in a very short time. But what about ASP.NET? Why should an ASP developer choose ColdFusion over the ASP.NET?
It is true that coding with CF is much shorter than doing it with ASP.NET but the most important thing is that ASP.NET is supported by the .NET Framework and Visual Studio Software offer considerable help in all areas of development (Library, debugging, deployment, etc…)
I can say that comparing CF w/ ASP, you may be right. But ASP.NET is quite more interesting to work with.
Best regards.
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