> Is it just me, or in all the books I've read, and examples I've seen, it > appears that the best way (code design wise) to use Coldfusion MX is to > type all the code by hand.
I answer using a quote I saved long time ago: True coders don't use just tools, they use their brains. They use what is necessary to make it run fast, look good, and finished quickly. (Or whatever compromised mix of the above given the available deadline and budget) > All those short cut recordsets, sever behaviors, > etc..that come with Dreamweaver don't seem to meet the bill when designing > something in which you need a mild amount of control over. Am I right in > thinking this way? I would say that the statement above is way too generic in order to formulate an answer. I also suggest to investigate the amazing amount of extensibility/customization that you can apply to DW. For example, have you ever tried to use the Server Behavior Builder? In case the default Server Behaviors don't meet your needs, just create your custom ones, it's easy and you can do it from a GUI (more advanced stuff require knowledge of the API) More in general, I think DW can help speeding up the development process but, as with all the visual IDEs out there, in order to take advantage of it, you need to invest a certain amount of time ---------------------------- Massimo Foti Certified Dreamweaver MX Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion MX Developer http://www.massimocorner.com/ ---------------------------- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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. http://www.cfhosting.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
