Now this is definitely a debate subject, not a technical one. Please move it over to CF-OT or CF-Community. Thanks
> So the originator is the measuring stick? So if Macromedia implements > a cfzip they will be measured by how closely it conforms to New > Atlantas cfzip tag? Likewise to CFimage? What about sourceless > deployment should I tell you how Macromedia is Flawed in that since > Blue Dragon had originally done this, not claiming MMs sourceless > deployment is flawed. Further more Macromedia was not the originator > of lists in programing...looking at other progeraming languages and > using them as a measuring stick against CF then Macromedia has a flaw > in thier code interpretation. > > I strongly suggest looking at the 36 page enhancements PDF on new > atlanta's website prior to saying "The only apparent contribution that > NewAtlanta has done was to copy the end user (meaning developer) > functionality and attempt to subvert market-share from the authors and > their intended 'heir'." They have made many, contributions one big > one is .NET architecture. > > Adam H > > > > > On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 12:27:34 -0500, Calvin Ward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I don't think it is absurd at all, CFML was started and developed by > Allaire > > > and then Macromedia. The only apparent contribution that NewAtlanta > has done > > > was to copy the end user (meaning developer) functionality and attempt > to > > > subvert market-share from the authors and their intended 'heir'. > > > > > > All without apparently contributing financially to the actual company > that > > > created CFML, or the one that inherited it directly from the creator. > > > > > > That's all just my opinion though :) > > > > > > - Calvin > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Adam Haskell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 11:32 AM > > > To: CF-Talk > > > Subject: Re: ColdFusion ignores empty list elements > > > > > > This is not a flaw...it is a noted enhancement, one which I like, and > > > I think MM should pick up, they could easily add a boolean value at > > > the end of list function to disignate if you want to include blank > > > entries. I think it is obsurd to use Macromedia's product as a > > > measuring stick as to what is a flaw or not...but that is getting way > > > too off topic... > > > > > > Adam H > > > > > > On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 09:20:37 -0500, S. Isaac Dealey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > Switch to Bluedragon :) > > > > > > > > If BD's interpretation of the list functions isn't the same as CF's > > > > (without creating new functions with different names to handle them > > > > differently) then I'd have to consider that a flaw in BD. > > > > > > > > I at one point had a function written to convert lists to arrays and > > > > include empty elements... > > > > > > > > myarray = arraynew(1); > > > > f = findoneof(",",mylist); > > > > while (f) { > > > > if (f is 1) { arrayappend(myarray,""); } > > > > else { > > > > arrayappend(myarray,left(mylist,findoneof(",",mylist))); > > > > } > > > > mylist = removechars(mylist,1,f); > > > > f = findoneof(",",mylist); > > > > } > > > > > > > > That's from memory -- haven't used it in a long while -- probably > not > > > > since cf5 ... and all things considered, the Java version is likely > > > > more efficient. > > > > > > > > s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 > > > > new epoch : isn't it time for a change? > > > > > > > > add features without fixtures with > > > > the onTap open source framework > > > > > > > > http://macromedia.breezecentral.com/p49777853/ > > > > http://www.sys-con.com/story/?storyid=44477&DE=1 > > > > http://www.sys-con.com/story/?storyid=45569&DE=1 > > > > http://www.fusiontap.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:149449 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
