I am considering creating e-learning SaaS solution so therefore I am evaluating using application development framework like DotNetNuke as a base. I would have loved to use Salesforce Force.com platform but unfortunately it is quite expensive.
The biggest advantage of using stable and solid development framework is that I won’t have to concern myself with architectural issues and can concentrate solely on core functionality. Another advantage of using DotNetNuke is that some of the functionality I require like forums, content and user management is already implemented.
Is it worth using DotNetNuke as a development framework so as to avoid dealing with scalability?
If anyone else has been in this situation I would love to hear what you decided on.
Many thanks.
I was involved with one project where the vendor using it was happy with it.
They did tend to do smaller scale stuff – so don’t take their say-so if you want to use it for large-scale stuff; your mileage may vary.
Also, I’ve asked various people the same question. Of those with first hand experience roughly 3 or 4 out of 5 hated it. Still “one mans rubbish is another mans gold”, as the saying goes.