> >>��I have my doubts. The closer CF comes to pure Java, the
> >>��more people
> >>��will ask "why bother when there's Java". In order to
> >>��stay alive in the
> >>��market (as with any market) CF has to provide something
> >>��significant to
> >>��the customer which they can't get elsewhere.
> >>
>
> > Done right, CF doesn't need to give up anything to provide
> > optional
> > support for strong typing any more than they had to
> > sacrifice anything
> > to give us CFCs.
>
> I never said it was a logical argument. :) Just that this is the way
> the market will perceive further strides toward making CF more like
> Java, whether that perception is warranted or not.
>
That is a very good point! Market perception is very important.
Fortunately, there are a couple of pretty good "Marketing" companies
with a vested interest in the market acceptance of CFML.
Dick
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