> The CF vs ASP debate is always around and my opinion > is that the perception of great difficulties with that > aspect of CFMX may push some over to ASP if they are > sitting on the fence.
I think that if you're using COM extensively as a middle tier, you'd be better off using "classic" ASP for your pressentation logic than CF MX. For that matter, I think you'd be better off in that case using ASP than CF 5. While CF MX is a terrible COM client, CF 5 isn't so hot, either. There's all kinds of COM nastiness in CF 5 - memory leaks, casting problems, inability to fully utilize COM+/MTS, etc. > Hopefully MM are working hard on this which I am sure > they are. Unfortunately, there's only so much that they can do. Using COM from Java strikes me as an "iffy" proposition at best. CF MX relies on a third-party library, JIntegra, for this functionality. Moving from native code to Java entailed giving up some functionality in exchange for other functionality; I think that the tradeoff was well worth it, but CF MX isn't going to be the best platform for everything, and I don't think it can be. > I find your attitude on COM difficult to understand, not > so much because this may be where the industry is heading > but because of all the applications out there using it. Matt's attitude on COM may be unpleasant to accept, but I think it's a realistic attitude. I think it's worth noting that COM is being abandoned by MS in favor of .NET, which is radically different. COM tools vendors are frantically rewriting their offerings as .NET assemblies right now. There are plenty of COBOL applications out there, but that's hardly an endorsement of using or supporting COBOL for future applications. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ voice: (202) 797-5496 fax: (202) 797-5444 ::::::::::::: dream :: design :: develop ::::::::::::: MXDC 02 :: Join us at this all day conference for designers & developers to learn tips, tricks, best practices and more for the entire Macromedia MX suite. September 28, 2002 :: http://www.mxdc02.com/ (Register today, seats are limited!) :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
