> On 6/16/05, Adam Churvis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > While it does those things, I'm hoping to focus it more as a > > framework upon which to build applications. We've taken a lot of advice > > from a lot of folks, and we're making some important changes to the core > > framework that we've learned from in V1.0 and the earlier betas. > > Sounds like an interesting shift. If the framework becomes usable > separate from the code gen / IDE part (i.e., it becomes easy enough to > "manually" use the framework) then I think you'll get a lot more > interest from people.
That's exactly it, Sean. Originally (two years ago), The Plum Framework was a simple Zip file you extracted, wired up to ColdFusion Administrator (mapping, custom tag path, data source), and you were on your way. We later added the IDE so that people could generate app code from their database schema (and tweak and regen) and also have a Wizard to help them step through the setup process more like a consumer app, but that really makes it seem like you *must* use the IDE, and that's just not the case. So we're going to also make the Plum Framework a separate downloadable piece that people can use without bothering with the IDE at all. This is all based on suggestions from the Plum Discussion List, which has really shaped the product. > Also, if you could rebuild the code gen / IDE tool as a CFMX web app... It just wouldn't work well as one. We looked into it early on, and decided instead to make it a desktop app. > > PS-- If you have time at CFUNITED, David and I would love to buy you a beer. > > Only too happy to let anyone buy me a beer! :) > > Time will indeed be at a premium - I arrive Tuesday mid-morning and > leave Friday early afternoon and my schedule is full of sessions! :) We'll try to squeeze one in somehow. :) 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:209768 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
