I recently participated in the conversion of around 100 sites/applications to CFMX 7 from CF 5.
It was a fairly painless process and it was definitely worth skipping CFMX 6.1 I've worked with CF since 3, and worked with each version very close to release, including 6.0, and I would definitely recommend skipping 6.1 and going straight to 7. - Calvin On 5/17/05 11:15 AM, "Jim Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Andy Allan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:41 AM >> To: CF-Talk >> Subject: Re: why use coldfusion 7? >> >> One thing to remember about CF7 is that at it's core is CFMX6.1 + Updater >> 1 >> >> Therefore if you're boss wants to go to 6.1 purely cause it's stable >> then you have absolutely no reason not to go to 7. > > Andy's definitely on the right track here. > > CFMX 6.x was a major "engine" release - the system was converted to Java. > It did add some features, but for the most part all effort was poured into > the engine. > > CF 7 is a "feature" release. It uses essentially the same engine as 6.x > (with all patches and bug fixes) but adds many large, new features. > > If your boss is concerned you could compromise by moving to 7 but delaying > any usage of those new features until testing or aging has happened. > > Doing this is essentially the same as starting with 6 and later moving to 7 > but much, much cheaper. ;^) > > Jim Davis > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:206877 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
