Sounds like a great posting to me. Let us know when it¹s on your blog (you¹ve pretty much written it, lets share the love outside of the CFC Dev list) so we can link people to it :->
Great intro, btw. Best Wishes, Peter On 3/14/07 2:16 PM, "Nando" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sammy, > > As someone who is self-taught, I'm saying that the language, the pattern lingo > that is used, can be a barrier to understanding what ColdSpring can do for you > in simple terms. It tends to imply to the learner that they need to study OO > patterns before they can use a framework. > > If instead, one says to an aspiring OO newbie who is self-taught: > > ColdSpring can instantiate (linked to a clear and simple definition) the > objects or CFCs that your whole application needs for you, and wire them > together so that they can work with each other. > > As anyone who has tried to architect an application that uses CFCs can tell > you, working out how the CFCs should work together can be one of the most > difficult parts of designing and coding your application, especially for a > beginner. As you progress, it often involves reworking of your code > significantly, and can easily introduce mistakes. This is particularly true if > someone is inexperienced with object orientation and hasn't come to the point > where they have a preferred way of organizing their objects to work together. > It's also certainly true for an experienced programmer, because new > requirements or unrecognized aspects of the application can pop up at any > time, forcing you to rethink your design. > > ColdSpring uses a simple XML language in it's configuration file that is easy > to pick up. Depending on your level of experience, it can take anywhere from a > hour or two to learn the basics, to perhaps a day if you are really new to all > this. To reorganize the way your CFC's work together or add another CFC to > your app, you can simply and quickly rewire them in the config file (and > perhaps add a bit of code to your objects). Here are some examples to get you > started: > > .... > > .... > > .... > > Then show some comprehensive examples, so they can start using it immediately > (although certainly not as well as an experienced OO architect). Explain a few > cavets along the way. And that opens doors to further learning, as experience > is an excellent teacher. > > At the end, you can say: > > By the way, ColdSpring is based on the Java framework Spring. In object > oriented pattern speak, it's an Inversion of Control container. For further > reading and study, http://www.martinfowler.com/articles/injection.html is a > good place to start. > > > On 3/14/07, Sammy Larbi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > Nando wrote, On 3/13/2007 5:02 PM: >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > IF ... someone is new to CFCs and OO and all this lingo, they can >>> > > certainly use ColdSpring without conceptually understanding Inversion >>> > > of Control. But it probably doesn't at all seem like it to them. >>> > > >> > >> > They could, but how would they know they wanted to, or that it would be >> > beneficial in particular cases? >> > >> > >> > You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, please follow the >> instructions at http://www.cfczone.org/listserv.cfm >> > >> > CFCDev is supported by: >> > Katapult Media, Inc. >> > We are cool code geeks looking for fun projects to rock! >> > www.katapultmedia.com <http://www.katapultmedia.com> >> > >> > An archive of the CFCDev list is available at >> www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> >> > >> > > > You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, please follow the instructions > at http://www.cfczone.org/listserv.cfm > > CFCDev is supported by: > Katapult Media, Inc. > We are cool code geeks looking for fun projects to rock! > www.katapultmedia.com > > An archive of the CFCDev list is available at > www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, please follow the instructions at http://www.cfczone.org/listserv.cfm CFCDev is supported by: Katapult Media, Inc. We are cool code geeks looking for fun projects to rock! www.katapultmedia.com An archive of the CFCDev list is available at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
