I'm sorry, but that is not an accepted definition of the term parser. All a parser does is read a sequence of lexical tokens and create a data structure based on them. Simply taking a .cfm and turning it into a data structure is not enough to implement the language's semantics. You also need to take that data structure and interpret it.
If you are looking to classify BlueDragon with a single term then Application Server is most appropriate. However, even that isn't altogether accurate as BlueDragon like CFMX is actually just an application implemented on top of a J2EE server. Matt Liotta President & CEO Montara Software, Inc. http://www.montarasoftware.com/ 888-408-0900 x901 > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 11:20 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: CFML standardization (was RE: BlueDragon (was RE: How is CFMX > J2EE implemented?)) > > No, BD is a parser for the CFML language. It takes CFML and gives out a > result AS IF it was running on ColdFusion. > > > > BlueDragon is not a copy of ColdFusion; it is an implementation of CFML. > > > > Matt Liotta > > President & CEO > > Montara Software, Inc. > > http://www.montarasoftware.com/ > > 888-408-0900 x901 > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 9:26 PM > > > To: CF-Talk > > > Subject: Re: CFML standardization (was RE: BlueDragon (was RE: How is > > CFMX > > > J2EE implemented?)) > > > > > > Let me see if I follow your second argument here. I create a work. > > Someone > > > else copies the work. Because that someone else copied my work, I > > should > > > give up control of it to a third person? The entire system of > > intellectual > > > copywrite that exists at the moment would cause this to fail and > > > rightfully > > > so. If the creator of a work can lose ownership because someone else > > makes > > > use of it, then why bother creating it in the first place. Just wait > > for > > > someone else to create something and steal it from them. > > > I have nothing against Blue Dragon, CF_Anywhere and every other CF > > parser > > > that exists. I think it's a great thing that they feel CF is a strong > > > enough > > > language that they would even want to write a parser for it. But I do > > have > > > to recognize that the language is owned by MM and they have every > > right to > > > say what's part or not part of it. The fact that MM says what's in the > > > language but is willing to listen to our suggestions gives as much of > > a > > > level playing field as having the language controlled by someone else. > > > > > > > I should probably stay out of this--- oh, what the hell. > > > > > > > > I think that a lot of excellent points have been made in this > > thread. > > > > > > > > Here are my thoughts: > > > > > > > > 1) One entity should own and control the CFML language! > > > > > > > > 2) Any number of entities can/should offer competitive > > implementations > > > > of the language! > > > > > > > > 1 is currently MM -- it would be counterproductive for others to > > offer > > > > dialects of the language that are specific to an implementation > > > > > > > > 2 is currently MM & BD -- if BD (or others) are successful, then > > > > ownership/control of the CFML language should pass to a 3rd-party > > > > standards group -- then implementers could compete on a level > > playing > > > > field. > > > > > > > > I would personally prefer that BD force MM to relinquish control of > > the > > > > language by providing better implementations/lower costs; rather > > than > > > > alternative CFLM commands and functions. > > > > > > > > Dick > > > > > > > > BTW, Vince, I'd like typing of variables and Nulls in CFML :) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm
