Stop "imagining" and actually try it. On 7/3/06, Snake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would imagine this is a pain to debug, because any errors will be in the > compiled pages (which u can't view I presume if they are compiled to > memory) > not in the code you actually wrote. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nathan Strutz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 03 July 2006 04:05 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Framework suggestions > > XML is certainly not easier for CF developers to use, but it does > accomplish > a few important things. > > First, it's not language specific. This is the weakest point because not > many people care whether or not they can move their controller layer > between > different languages, but it sounds nice. > > Second, it forces you to watch how much logic you put into your circuits & > fuses. A lot of people were shortcutting and taking advantage of the > circuits, putting code like cfqueries in there, but the limited XML syntax > forces you to stand back and think about your application. > > Third, it's easier to parse. I mentioned yesterday in this thread that the > XML is parsed into plain cfml files, but it's not just a translation of > cfif, cfinclude, cfset, etc. There are a few compiler directives, > specifically the "do" action, which compiles and includes inline the > contents of another fuseaction. This is what gives a lot of the > performance > benifits over FB 3. Instead of cfmodule or cfinclude, the code is on the > same parsed file. > > So the syntax isn't simpler or easier, but the outcome is probably worth > it. > > -nathan strutz > http://www.dopefly.com/ > > > On 7/2/06, Claude Schneegans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >>The FB5 core is basically a > > >>compiler that transforms the XML into vanilla CFML. > > > > OK, but what's the big idea? > > Is XML any simpler or easier to use than CFML? > > > > -- > > _______________________________________ > > REUSE CODE! Use custom tags; > > See http://www.contentbox.com/claude/customtags/tagstore.cfm > > (Please send any spam to this address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > >
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