>So the question isn't whether or not to have tools, but what sort of tools
>will they be?

Personally I'd like a tool that can "fill in the blanks" on simple coding tasks. Templates and wizards help to some extent, but I'd like something smart enough to go back and fix my mistakes, add missing parameters, that sort of thing.

For instance, I wrote a little function on the list not to long ago, and I used _javascript_ notation for a loop in cfscript. I want an editor that is smart enough to not only tell me that's wrong but to suggest changes or even fix code automatically and highlight the changes. This is functionally no different than a spelling and grammar checker in a word processor.

Of course, what I'd really like is an editor that wrote code for me so I could tell it what I want and have it produce all the code. It should understand my voice over the cellphone- that way I can spend more time at the beach. ;-) OK, maybe that's a little tongue in cheek but ultimately I don't see why not.

In fact, once a system becomes that sophisticated you can just cut out the editor completely and talk directly to the application server. You can call your CF application server using VoIP and just tell it what you want it to build. Voice could be augmented by other forms of input- text, binary file input. CF Server Enterprise, Voice-Enabled Edition. Now that's RAD.
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