On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 10:18 AM, Zaphod Beeblebrox < [email protected]> wrote:
> > how can it not be a framework? I can write Fusebox 4 procedurally or > OO, I could use mvc or not, I could use custom tags or cfcs, and I > consider that a framework. You might say, well, CF is a > language....but is it really or is it more of a DSL specialized for > web applications...almost like a "Framework" :) > > > In essence though, aren't all web frameworks procedural? Sure, they > can have some aspects of OO about them, but at the very heart they > respond to requests in a procedural fashion. > CFML is technically a big Java tag library with hooks into various services. I think of a framework as a set of software patterns implemented together to create a standard way of building applications, e.g. if you use Coldspring, you are always handling database access the same way. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:298318 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
