I was considering using CF to serve the thumbnail a feature - they're access controlled. ; ) I suppose the automated writing of the DB-stored image to disk is a useful feature, but c'mon, it's one line of code in CF (a CFFILE tag).
But it really doesn't matter. Both are good, both are bad, and unless you're discussing a specific application, neither is better than the other. cheers, barneyb On 11/10/05, Marlon Moyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That's the thing, RoR made it so easy to be able to store the image in > a database, but still have the speed of a cached copy on the file > server. In essence, the first time /image/show/1.jpg is called, RoR > will notice there is no file called 1.jpg and will automatically > create the 1.jpg file on the filesystem. So from them on, I get the > benefit of a quick file serve with the portability to different > servers. I'm sure you could do the same with CF, but with RoR it's > built in. That's where the main difference is for me between the 2. > RoR has a ton of stuff built in that most developers do everyday. It > may not be the most efficient, but it can get a lot of stuff done > quick. > -- Barney Boisvert [EMAIL PROTECTED] 360.319.6145 http://www.barneyb.com/ Got Gmail? I have 100 invites. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:4:223984 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
