ah, kewl. Hmmm, maybe a new acronym is in order then? :) PLUM is on my list of things to get to after the new year.
Yeah, my jaw was ajar when I saw 'free'. Doug On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 15:27:47 -0500, Adam Churvis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've looked at the docs for PLUM, haven't had the time to do the beta > > thing though. I actually ust pitched it to my boss and team yesterday > > during a short chat about using code gen tools. It seems to me that > > PLUM is basically a code gen tool. Kind of like the Interactonline > > DWMX extensions, but abit more expansive. In order to use a codegen > > tool, you need a UI, hence an 'IDE'; maybe in this sense the term IDE > > is used kind of loosely. In order to build a code gen tool , you need > > to use some sort of framework to abstract the process so to speak. > > > > Is this far off Adam? > > Douglas, > > I can see how Plum might look like that, but it actually does much more. > > Plum isn't just a code gen tool; in fact, some developers may choose to not > use the code generation capabilities at all (other than installing the Plum > Framework for a project). Others may choose not to use the Plum Methodology > for designing and implementing their project. Some choose to use all three > in varying amounts -- it's entirely up to the developer. > > Plum goes *waaaay* beyond those DW extensions, in that it has a > comprehensive framework of services and reusable code libraries that do just > about everything a website generally needs, including a complete CMS > (Content Management System), automated Verity management, unit test > generators, stored procedure generators, component generators, and *tons* > more -- that's why I posted this link, which everyone *really should look > at* from top to bottom, even though it's very long: > > http://www.productivityenhancement.com/plum/WhatPlumCanDo.cfm > > Nothing like Plum has ever been built before, which adds to some of the > confusion surrounding the product. > > The fact that it's free astonishes a lot of people, too. > > Respectfully, > > Adam Phillip Churvis > Member of Team Macromedia > http://www.ProductivityEnhancement.com > > Download Plum and other cool development tools, > and get advanced intensive Master-level training: > > * C# & ASP.NET for ColdFusion Developers > * ColdFusion MX Master Class > * Advanced Development with CFMX and SQL Server 2000 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - CFDynamics http://www.cfdynamics.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:187797 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
