On a side note, I used code-behind to create a distributed webservice without having to pass along the "magic" in plain sight.
!k -----Original Message----- From: Patrick McElhaney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 8:38 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Mimicking .NET Code-Behind for ColdFusion Controllers +1 to everything Dave said. Code-behind is a PITA. Code-behind is a way to make web development look and feel like Windows development so that Windows developers can board the gravy train. If you're an experienced web developer, it might help you understand Windows development better, but I doubt that it will help you build better web sites. Also, it's very difficult to build ASP.NET apps without Visual Studio.NET. The huge files are difficult to navigate with a regular text editor. And you really need the GUI form builder to move around efficiently. Without a similar IDE for ColdFusion, I imagine that style of development would be very difficult. I've had problems with code-behind in ASP.NET (1.1) that prevented me from using it in some circumstances. I had to fall back on regular HTML forms and a more traditional web development style. I actually found that was easier. Patrick -- Patrick McElhaney 704.560.9117 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:262168 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
