Not that I would normally jump in to defend FB but... On Wednesday, Jul 16, 2003, at 12:06 US/Pacific, Barney Boisvert wrote: > - That horrible XML syntax for building an app. Have to learn another > language in order to use it.
I have to say that XML is not much of a stretch for anyone familiar with HTML and CF and, these days, you really need to know at least the principles of XML just to get your job done properly! > - Can't put [as much] logic in the switch file (now XML), like in FB3 That's a benefit, in my opinion - it keeps the control structure much simpler and encourages you to structure your app better. Besides, FB4 subsumes FuseQ removing one of FB3's shortcomings... > - FB can make it harder to develop an app without proper planning > beforehand Yes, that's probably fair. And it's true of any framework. The benefits of using a framework are many however so it's a tradeoff. > I think FB4 provides a very nice balance between ease of use and > functionality. If you take a look at Benoit Hediard's MVCF framework > at > www.benorama.com, you'll see a totally different approach And, more to the point, FB is a *framework* whereas MVCF is not - it's a methodology instead. FB provides code that does a bunch of stuff for you, MVCF is a blueprint for your apps but doesn't give you a 'leg up' in terms of pre-built code. > My personal opinion is that FB4 having the same name as FB3 is not a > benefit > to FB4, as it has to deal with all the negative press FB3 garnered. > It's a > totally different beast. Hmm, I would agree that Mach II (nee Fusebox MX) is "a totally different beast" (to FB3) but I really do think that FB4 is just an *evolution* - you can, after all, use nearly all your fuse files from FB3 without change in FB4 (so I hear). Sean A Corfield -- http://www.corfield.org/blog/ "If you're not annoying somebody, you're not really alive." -- Margaret Atwood ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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
