[Hidden-tech] Coldfusion Programmers in Northampton/Easthampton? -- or other options for web system development

[gabe ripley]

On Jul 25, 2011, at 3:27 PM, Rich wrote:

> Yup sounds like the 'talk geek' part was the right question on your part,
> 
> Interesting that you've explored the php option -- and that it was not practical,

There are a lot of images throughout many websites that are syndicated many ways, and while we have looked at a bunch of different image galleries, tattoos are arranged a few different ways that are a tad tricky. Im sure its possible, but for the amount of work to convert all the websites over, with all the nuances that each have, is quite a bit of work for our very small team. In the end, the benifits of switching platforms arent worth the cost. The same budget and time could be spent improving the codebase as it exists, and get a lot farther simply because the code base is ten years old... 


> I am always interested in how tech projects develop and what it takes to work in the long term.
> 

Well, the TattooNOW codebase has evolved from ten years of after hours drinking and programming. It works, we do over a million uniques a month through the server, but I'd like it to *work*. As I said earlier, I have been distracted producing real world events, and relying on the tools as they exist to drive the eyeballs and people through the doors. I think I need to kick it up again, I know full well when you snooze you loose! If you even need a CF to PHP guinea pig, hahah, lemme know! I bet If you can convert TattooNOW you can convert most networks! 

thanks,
gabe



> Rich
> 
> On 7/25/2011 10:09 AM, gabe ripley wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Well, in my case theres no *real* issue, other than wanting to chat cold fusion with other developers over tasty beverages. I've considered, and invested in, a php conversion in the past, but the system is big enough at this point the benefits aren't really worth the efforts it takes to convert. Cold fusion does everything we need, I've just had my head in running conventions for a few years and wanted to get in touch with other cold fusion programmers in the area. Dan, I'd love to chat with your brother. Mostly looking to bat around ideas. Of course its a big site, so there are always freelance opportunities too, but either way I'd like to talk geek with some programmers again, and figured this would be a good place to ask...
>> 
>> thanks,
>> gabe
>> 
>> http://www.OffTheMapTattoo.com/ - Tattoo studio in western mass
>> 
>> http://www.TattooGathering.com - 4 Days of seminars, workshops,
>> discussion panels, and world class tattooing!
>> 9/15-18 2011 - Hancock MA
>> 9/13-16 2012 - Keystone CO
>> 
>> http://www.TattooNOW.com/ - Websites and more for the tattoo industry
>> 
>> 112 Cottage St Easthampton MA 01027 (413) 585-9134
>> 
>> On Jul 25, 2011, at 8:50 AM, Rich Roth wrote:
>> 
>>> That's not really the issue - the issue is development and availability of developers - skilled and priced
>>> to match your needs (been studying that for some 30 years now, and with the cost of cpu constantly dropping,
>>> and the improvements is exactly that type of cross compiling - python can do that also BTW - the programmer
>>> time is by far the most important component in long term system development and maintenance.
>>> 
>>> Maybe there is the need for a cold fusion to php converter ??  I built a whole company around a dBase to c system
>>> in the 80's -- any interest ?
>>> 
>>> Rich
>>> 
>>> On 7/25/2011 8:24 AM, Daniel Fried wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Rich,
>>>> 
>>>> Just so ya know, ColdFusion compiles to Java byte code... it can and does run VERY large sites including MySpace at it's height.
>>>> 
>>>> Gabe, 
>>>> 
>>>> I am an ex-CF programmer.  Mostly ex because I needed  to build for both desktop and web and don't like maintaining separate code bases.  There was once some talk about a CF user group in the valley, I think the closest one now is in Hartford.  My brother still uses CF (although he working with Railo instead of Adobe at this point).  He's on the list but I'll poke him to send you an email if he misses this.
>>>> 
>>>> -Dan
>>>> 
>>>> On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 7:12 AM, Rich Roth <rich at on-the-net.com> wrote:
>>>>   
>>>> 
>>>> Maybe it's time to consider a migration - we run some pretty heavy (as in large -- 2-20 million visits a month, and tied to 900 urls) sites from php,  if really large, maybe java is needed.
>>>> 
>>>> Rich
>>>> 
>>>> On 7/25/2011 12:27 AM, gabe ripley wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>   
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hey all, 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Are there any cold fusion developers in the easthampton/northamoton area? We power over a hundred tattoo websites built on a big cold fusion engine, and it dawned on me that I should chat shop with some other programmers occasionally... 
>>>>> 
>>>>> thanks,
>>>>> gabe
>>>>> 
>>>>> http://www.TattooNOW.com/ - Websites and more for the tattoo industry
>>>>> 
>>>>> http://www.OffTheMapTattoo.com/ - Tattoo studio in western mass
>>>>> 
>>>>> http://www.TattooGathering.com - 4 Days of seminars, workshops, discussion panels, and world class tattooing!
>>>>> 9/15-18 2011 - Hancock MA
>>>>> 9/13-16 2012 - Keystone CO
>>>>> 
>>>>> 112 Cottage St Easthampton MA 01027 (413) 585-9134
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>> 
> 
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> 
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thanks,
gabe

http://www.OffTheMapTattoo.com/ - Tattoo studio in western mass

http://www.TattooGathering.com - 4 Days of seminars, workshops,
discussion panels, and world class tattooing!
9/15-18 2011 - Hancock MA
9/13-16 2012 - Keystone CO

http://www.TattooNOW.com/ - Websites and more for the tattoo industry

112 Cottage St Easthampton MA 01027 (413) 585-9134

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