----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Weeg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 6:42 AM Subject: RE: CFFORM vs FORM
> well, that makes sense for someone proficient in js :) > for those of us who arent, it really is a blessing. > > NOTICE TO ALL WHO ARE NOT HIGHLY PROFICIENT IN JS > CFMX AND CFFORM TAGS ARE OK !!!! I could not disagree with this statement more. For the record, I've not yet played with MX...but my comments speak to the usage of cfform in general. 1) You are a professional Web Developer (or some such title that implies the same). If you're not proficient in js, learn it or risk falling behind the curve. 2) cfform can only do so much. Can you compare two field values to see if they're equal? Can you say, 'if this field has a value then this field cannot'? Can you do anything past the basic validation? By learning JS, you give yourself that ability. By relying on cfform, you are very limited in what you can do. 3) If you truly think having CF do the work for you (in generating its own JS) is 'a blessing'...you are very wrong. It's a curse because it coaxes you in to a false sense of security while others around you are moving forward with javascript and learning numerous other things that can be accomplished with js. you will always be limited to checking to see if a field is empty. or if it's numeric. ooooh. blessing. Not trying to come down on you. But since you stood on the soapbox and yelled to the world that it's 'OK' to be in this field (Web Development) and not be profieient in JS...well, that's your opinion and you're entitled to it. My opinion is that if you don't know XHTML, XML, JavaScript, CSS, and at least one server side scripting language (CF, ASP, JSP, etc)...and are content to know less...then you're in for a rude awakening. Just my $0.02. Charlie ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
