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I think Soundcity rocks.
but i have a problem with soundcity: they are not improving in terms of delivery compared to how long there have been on the scene. i guess its the problem most nigerians have; they want 100% control and that leaves no room for expansion where outside investment may need to come in. The management should be thinking of competing with the likes of Channel 0.

Look at what DStv did when FStv and TrendTV came on board: they brought out Dual tv decoder. now they have PVR. now who can beat that!!! its what i call being ahead of the competion.

There are so many music shows now on nigerian tv: video wheels, global sounds etc. SoundCity needs to expand and they and the veiwers will be better of for it.

colly227:
I need a website.

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@keltoch

I like what you did on that site. I kinda need a flash designer though am moderate in flash.
are you good with basic html. what else can you do?
Anyways, am impressed. i will mail you soon.

I also need a serious web programmer. PHP or any other language like JAVA

I was browsing sitepoint.com site recently when i came across this piece which made me reflect on the recent topic on nairaland: PHP vs Coldfusion, so i am sending you excerpts of the piece, with the hope that the Coldfusion enthusiasts out there will start thinking of migrating to PHP:

Link to this piece on sitepoint.com: Click here
The State of ColdFusion Redux
My piece on The State of ColdFusion last issue, in which I claimed that ColdFusion as a technology was relatively stagnant when compared with its competitors, generated some very passionate responses from Tech Times readers. Here's a representative sampling, in the hopes that you can use these contrasting views make up your own mind.

From Bruce Collier:

"Just wanted to say thanks for the good write-up on the state of ColdFusion. I'll always have a soft spot for ColdFusion, as it was my introduction to web development way back in 2000. But after two years with it I made the switch to more widely supported platforms such as PHP and ASP and have never really looked back.

"I think you summed up the situation very well, and I still feel sorry for my old colleagues who are still working in ColdFusion and seeing their employment options dwindle. I totally agree that the potential benefits of CF do not justify the costs of server licenses."

From Jeramie Hendricks:

"I am so sick of people putting down ColdFusion because it costs "a pretty penny". What? Are you kidding? It's $1200 - that's it. To me and my business that's a little more than one day of a programmer's time. A mere pittance when compared to the amount of time CF saves us. Not to mention that large hosting providers such as GoDaddy and Network Solutions offer very reasonable CF shared hosting solutions - along with a plethora of smaller hosting companies. Most developers would do just fine with the free developers version and getting a shared account for the production site at $15/month. [, ]

"Look, I run a successful business, not an educational facility. I couldn't care less about what "coding enthusiasts" think about the programming flavor of the month (ex. Ruby on Rails). My goal is simple: make great Web sites that make money for me and my clients. I think many "coding enthusiasts" need to leave their ivory towers once in a while and get into the trenches.

"I love your site and newsletters, but this article quite frankly pissed me off. You are completely off base and only added fuel to the stupid, foolish and utterly meaningless ColdFusion fire."

From Willian Clardy:

"Reading your expanded commentary on the stagnancy of ColdFusion puts me in a “Yes, but…” state of mind.

"While I agree with your assessment that ColdFusion doesn’t seem to be growing in either market share or significant functionality, those metrics miss what I perceive to be ColdFusion’s real strengths: it’s simple to learn and it does the basics with boring reliability.

[, ]

"For a guy just starting an evolution from copy editor to alpha geek, ColdFusion was the ticket, and I’d still recommend it as a beginning environment to schools teaching would-be web designers for all those same reasons. [, ]

"As to where ColdFusion is heading today, I think that the truth is it’s not really going anywhere. [, ] There are a lot of sites out there built on ColdFusion which just work, serving up standard-compliant HTML the same way time after time after time, and they’re not going away. They will require occasional tweaks, but there is no clear business advantage to re-engineering them to run on the gee-whiz language of the year. There will be a steady market for ColdFusion skills to keep them running, but there will be no compelling reason to exploit new functions in ColdFusion for maintenance-mode code.

"All of which is a long-winded way of explaining my contention that ColdFusion is joining (has joined?) COBOL as yet another stable component in the flow of bits and bytes."

I also posted the story on SitePoint's Blogs, where are lots more responses for interested readers (and those who might like to weigh in with their own thoughts!).

well said, kennbox. well said.
PHP rules big time.

you don't have to sign up to explore. sign up is only required for hotspot submissions and posting in forums. the directory is free to explore. the "My City" section is where your preferences are savd and that will need sifning up as well. But i will be making more features free as time goes on.

I'mGlad the site pleases you.

I have this site running online for a couple of months now.
its called naijahotspots.com and it is meant for the urban men and women who enjoy a nice evening outdoors.
it has four categories, clubs, bars, eateries and lodging. the main aim is to help you find where to go and catch some fun in your city or a city you are visiting.

one more thing, joints falling under any of the four categories can sign up for their free web page on the site, all they have to do is fill the form at this page www.naijahotspots.com/free-offer and we send them their free passwords to configure their pages as they see fit.

i need your thoughts and ideas on the site. thanks

question: did you design with photoshop?
also check your site's display on other browsers especially firefox and opera coz it doesnt look too good on them.

other than that, the site looks cool though

Hey guys, are there any good web designers / programmers on this forum resident in enugu (coal city)?
i need at least one other person that is reliable, to start a private project.
just your name, past projects and email addy will do.
thanks

I've heard a lot from guys here on coldfusion but little on PHP. i happened to be reading this article on sitepoint.com that relates to the issue here, so make i share am with una:

" Perhaps the way to measure a platform's health is to look at the job market surrounding it. I've seen a smattering of reports that the ColdFusion job market has perked up recently, so let's take a look. When measured against Ruby jobs, ColdFusion looks like a solid enough choice for now.
(see attached image)
", Even if you double up the ColdFusion line on this graph, it's still only about 2/3 the size of the PHP job market, while ASP.NET and Java (not shown because it overwhelms the others) are even better choices."

If you want to read the full article, here is the link

I think both platforms are good but i prefer PHP because of (1) availabality of info resources, (2) tech trends, (3) level of control (4) it is open source etc. there is no doubt in my mind which is better.
meeeeen wey all dem PHP coders? i need your input on this!