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Sure- and that's where a customisable out of the box option comes into its own - the customer pays you for an out of the box option, then you customise the 'third Tuesday' options.
Thing is, if a solution would take (say) $20k worth of development, and an out of the box one costs, say, $500 there's an awful lot of scope for simply making manual changes to prices/special offers etc.
MVVM # - I did it My Way
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Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011
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(That's an 'M')
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I have programmed in the both languages and my choice are PHP, but I must say that, this comparison is unfair!
And I must say too that the article dont tell any lies
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Possibly the most ridiculous comparison I've ever seen. Maybe I'm biased, too, but as soon as I see someone writing "ASP.net" or "ASP.Net" my skin crawls.
It's not just about the language or the OS. It's about the tools and libraries available, the support community behind it, and the total cost of ownership.
They both have huge communities, and both have tons of libraries. There is definitely a cost associated with using Windows as a server (as there is when using Linux - both will need someone's time to setup, configure and manage - time isn't free), but VS Express is free. ASP.NET is free. MySQL / MariaDB and MongoDB are free and can all be used with ASP.NET. Oh, and CodeProject and StackOverflow are both written in ASP.NET.
The question comes down to: how much time do you have to build the site and what are you willing to pay developers to get it done? Rails with CoffeeScript and MongoDB is actually a fantastic language to rapidly get a site completed end to end but you'll pay through the nose to get good devs who know how to do it properly. ASP.NET in VB will mean a much large pool of devs to pick from, but you won't get to brag about the backend.
My personal opinion:
If you're paying for it then use the tool that gets it done properly, fast, and for the lowest total cost.
If you're a developer work in the language and framework you enjoy most and/or gets you the biggest paycheck. Just don't go preaching your religion to others simply to rationalise your own choices.
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Thanks for the reply Chris!
Since the available time is quite short, and we have less-experienced developers we are trying to use existing e-commerce plugins. Our company's skills are a bit MS inclined. Asp.net looked a natural choice for us. But we get lot of negative feedback against Asp.net for e-commerce when we looked out for opinions. LAMP & e-commerce CMS plugins is what the crowd suggested.
We thought about taking a look at RoR & bragable stuff, but we don't have resources for it at the moment. We are planning to go with Asp.net MVC + Azure if needed. Working out on Azure costs.
For the e-commerce plugins, these options looks decent for Asp.net:
http://www.nopcommerce.com/[^]
virtocommerce.com[^]
btw, if you are granted a magical wish - Over night CP could change into a site running on RoR or PHP, with 100% exact replica of what it is now, would you go for it ? or you'd love to continue with Asp.net ?
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.
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Vunic wrote: btw, if you are granted a magical wish - Over night CP could change into a site running on RoR or PHP, with 100% exact replica of what it is now, would you go for it ?
No, absolutely not.
a) I don't know PHP and my Rails is rusty (so to speak) so my output would go down dramatically
b) I would use something else
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Chris Maunder wrote: I would use something else
I know it's POWASHELL
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.
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Chris Maunder wrote: but as soon as I see someone writing "ASP.net" or "ASP.Net" my skin crawls.
Well, Microsoft added to that by using ".net" in some of their earlier logos instead of ".NET"
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I ranted about that 13.5 years ago. I think I'm over it now. Maybe.
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Oh man.
The hairs are still standing up on the back of my neck.
Brilliant.
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Ghost chup.
Leeegend.
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What accent and/or people were that?
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Its a New Zealand advert the actors are Maori/part Maori
bryce
MCAD
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Time for a visit to the barber then.
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Creepy...
I still have 'goose-bumps'...
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Good ad!
Never underestimate the power of stupid things in large numbers
--- Serious Sam
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Great
Believe Yourself™
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great ad.
Charlie Gilley
<italic>You're going to tell me what I want to know, or I'm going to beat you to death in your own house.
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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Why Americans need emergency food?
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Serious answer? If there was a major earthquake in California, for instance, it may take some time to restore power, water, etc. and food supplies may be in short order.
We are told to keep at least 3 days supply of food and water for each person but it would be prudent to keep more.
Here is what the Red Cross advises: Get A Kit[^].
There are also a large number of campers, hikers, preppers, survivalists, etc. in the USA that spend a fortune on these things; hence the business. If you get the National Geographic channel and can endure some really wacky people check out a program called "Doomsday Preppers". It is great fun.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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Wow! Never know it...
Here we only have to keep a gas mask at home...
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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote: Here we only have to keep a gas mask at home...
I can find you a good price on those as well...
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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Clickity[^]
Then click on the double arrow!
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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