So, Sean, if they are not "persistent", then all scopes (session, application, server, cookie) are "shared" scope? So "shared" here means sharing among requests and not among users?
Johnny > On 6/20/05, Johnny Le <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > When people say "shared scope variables" or "persistent scope > variables", do they mean exactly the same thing or is there a > difference in definitions between "shared scope variables" and > "persistent scope variables"? > > <rant> > This is one of my pet peeves about CFers... The classic IT definition > of persistent means: if you switch off your system and switch it back > on, the data is still there. Client variables might just squeak into > that definition but the other shared scopes certainly do not! > > I don't know quite where the idea came from that these scopes were > "persistent" (no doubt early Allaire documentation?) but the mis-use > has persisted (sic) unfortunately... In an effort to get CF taken > more > seriously by other IT professionals, I try to jump on this mis-use of > terminology every time I see it... > </rant> > > Databases are persistent, memory is not. Both databases and memory > can > be shared, however. > -- > Sean A Corfield -- http://corfield.org/ > Team Fusebox -- http://fusebox.org/ > Got Gmail? -- I have 50, yes 50, invites to give away! > > "If you're not annoying somebody, you're not really alive." > -- Margaret Atwood ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:4:210091 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
