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The costs of Windows hosting has come down a lot over the years, so it's not the hosting costs that will kill you. More likely, it will be the expense of hirin
by byoung2 17y ago
The costs of Windows hosting has come down a lot over the years, so it's not the hosting costs that will kill you. More likely, it will be the expense of hiring additional .NET developers. The company I work for runs 200+ sites (most through acquisition), and when we inherit a new site that's not LAMP, it's not long before we migrate it to LAMP, just because it's cheaper to maintain. We have a handful of .NET sites, and a few Ruby sites, and I'd bet that the salary of the 4 or 5 guys who work on those sites is more than the combined salary of the other 50 PHP devs.
That said, if you can get the project profitable enough on your own, maybe you can afford to hire additional .NET devs.
- kloc 17y agoInexpensive .net and php devs are not a problem here in India.
- byoung2 17y agoA very good point! I was referring to in-house development, which is essential during the startup phase. It's tough to outsource the innovation that comes from ramen-fueled coding marathons in a tiny studio apartment.
- kloc 17y agoI am based in India. Initially it will be me, a partner(both Asp.net mvc devs) and a UI guy working on the App. Hiring outside devs is far on the horizon but its good to consider that now.
- anamax 17y ago> We have a handful of .NET sites, and a few Ruby sites, and I'd bet that the salary of the 4 or 5 guys who work on those sites is more than the combined salary of the other 50 PHP devs. Where are you paying .NET and Ruby developers 10x what you pay PHP folk?