A gathering of coding standards done by Sean Corfield from the various lists, faqs etc....
http://www.corfield.org/coldfusion/codingStandards.htm I believe there are even some cfmx do's and don'ts in there too... Stephen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip Arnold - ASP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 11:17 AM Subject: RE: Big "dummy" flags > > here is a link to a little article, that may be of some use... > > http://www.biztool.com/magazines/cf_devop/archives/0302/hewitt/ > > Please note that some of this guy's comments are complete and utter > rubbish > > 2 examples; > > <cfif status IS "Okay"> > <cftransaction action="commit"> > <cfquery...></cfquery></cfif></cftransaction> > > This is his example of some code - note that the <CFIF> and > <CFTRANSACTION> are unbalanced - if that's meant to be a working > example, welcome to JIT error time... > > > Format data within your code, not your SQL data type. > For example, imagine you have a field named "Price". Rather than > specifying the datatype "money" in your SQL database, specify INT and > use the ColdFusion function Dollar format(#Price#). > > What he's saying here is "If you want a money type, then don't worry > about the pennies, the database will kill them for you" - using Int to > store a money is just asking for trouble - unless you can GUARANTEE that > you'll never need to store anything apart from whole dollars... > > > If this is meant to be advice for new developers, then it includes bad > advice > > Philip Arnold > Technical Director > Certified ColdFusion Developer > ASP Multimedia Limited > Switchboard: +44 (0)20 8680 8099 > Fax: +44 (0)20 8686 7911 > > www.aspmedia.co.uk > www.aspevents.net > > An ISO9001 registered company. > > ********************************************************************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify > the system manager. > ********************************************************************** > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Harkins,Patrick [mailto:HarkinPA@;MapleLeaf.ca] > > Sent: 17 October 2002 19:36 > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: Big "dummy" flags > > > > > > > > Patrick > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Kevin Schmidt [mailto:schmidt@;hungrycow.com] > > > Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 1:17 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: Big "dummy" flags > > > > > > > > > Candace, > > > > > > I always wonder when I see pound signs where they aren't > > > needed and don't > > > belong. > > > > > > Kevin > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Candace Cottrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 11:48 AM > > > Subject: Big "dummy" flags > > > > > > > > > > As you all probably know, I am fairly new to CF. > > > > > > > > So, I have a client who wants to see a code sample. Are > > > there any "what > > > > a big dummy" flags in cf code that would cause the person > > to cringe? > > > > > > > > TIA > > > > > > > > Candace K. Cottrell, Web Developer > > > > The Children's Medical Center > > > > One Children's Plaza > > > > Dayton, OH 45404 > > > > 937-641-4293 > > > > http://www.childrensdayton.org > > > > > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_community This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting.
