> > Prior to CFMX, I've run into all sorts of performance problems > > with custom tags under load, not just ones that did recursion. > > Such as the aforementioned memory consumption or something > else?
Poor response times. > I had some problems in ColdFusion 4.0, though I think > (besides not giving up memory) most were squared away by 4.1. > I don't think I deployed anything to (nor load tested on) > 4.5. ColdFusion 5 seemed to be better about giving up > resources that weren't in use. CF 5 did release memory, while CF 4.0.1 didn't. I don't remember whether CF 4.5.1 did or not. > Over the past few versions of ColdFusion, I load tested > various applications on various configurations. Most used > custom tags to some extent. In fact, the homegrown framework > I wrote made extensive use of custom tags, both to modularize > the code and handle permissions. I used (and load tested) > apps written in the framework at various points. > > Obviously, custom tags are more overhead than cfinclude. > However, I didn't see any overwhelming performance issues. > That's not to say they don't exist, just that I seemed have > gotten lucky...or my load testing was not very accurate. :) We have had clients with CF 4 and CF 5 who had poor response times when they heavily used custom tags, even for relatively simple tasks. After restructuring their application to use fewer custom tags where possible, they saw significantly improved response times with load testing and on their live site. Fortunately, this doesn't seem to be nearly as serious an issue with CFMX. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ phone: 202-797-5496 fax: 202-797-5444 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - RUWebby http://www.ruwebby.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:185844 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=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
