Browsers nowadays have sufficient possibilities to take out that last postback you mentioned. I don't see any need for a new server request. Get the data once, store it in Javascript arrays.. and based on the author selection show the articles. One of the main principles of Rich Internet Applications. And yes, Javascript driven sites like gGail are also examples of RIA's.
One of the most used bad practices is the use of extra queries to accomplish getting data. That is the NR.1 cause of bad application performance no matter what language you are programming in. Prevent new database connections at all costs where possible, seriously. I haven't seen a single application perform well with such code <cfloop query="cars"> <cfquery> select Tires where carid = </cfquery> <cfquery> select OilTypes where carid = </cfquery> <cfquery> select HifiSets where carid = </cfquery> <cfquery> select HorsePower where carid = </cfquery> <cfquery> select Engines where carid = </cfquery> <cfquery> select ServiceData where carid = </cfquery> </cfloop> Now we have all types of data nicely ordered ... ow.. it performs like a duck .. ;) Micha Schopman Software Engineer Modern Media, Databankweg 12 M, 3821 AL Amersfoort Tel 033-4535377, Fax 033-4535388 KvK Amersfoort 39081679, Rabo 39.48.05.380 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:183852 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
