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ColdFusion Builder for Dreamweaver Shops

December 17, 2009 · 6 Comment s

I was asked on Facebook today: "Hi, is this builder applicable if you are a DreamWeaver shop? Looks interesting. I see it uses eclipse. I'm trying to see the value in looking at it."

This is a great question, and like most the answer is: it depends.

If you are a Dreamweaver shop because Dreamweaver has traditionally included ColdFusion support, and is a more capable solution then other actively developed ColdFusion editor choices to date, then ColdFusion Builder is definitely for you. We definitely go beyond what Dreamweaver can offer in terms of ColdFusion support. If Dreamweaver is simply "good enough" for your ColdFusion development, but you don't leverage all of the HTML GUI goodness that Dreamweaver has to offer, then ColdFusion Builder is definitely for you.

If you are doing complex DOM manipulation in your front-ends and really need to be able to drill into those manipulations or if you use Design view a great deal in your development process then Dreamweaver may still be the product for you.

Here's a little feature comparison chart to help you out.

ColdFusion Builder ID Comparisons

Update:  The origianal version of this chart failed to recognize that Homesite had FTP support.  Sorry about that. I thought I had fixed that.  Also Homesite had a way of being extended via VTML. Dreamweaver is extensible via JavaScript.  However neither are/were extensible via CFML.

6 Comment s Tags: Dreamweaver · ColdFusion · ColdFusion Builder