Jon,
Here's a snippet of a discussion my local CFUG just had on this subject
(in reverse order so you can read it top down):
On 11/28/06, Eric Knipp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It was my understanding that
>
> <cfscript>
> if (a eq b) { a = c; }
> </cfscript>
>
> is the same performance-wise as
>
> <cfif (a eq b)>
> <cfset a = c />
> </cfif>
>
> as the CF compiler turns them into the same thing .. I am pretty sure
there
> have been other discussions on this topic. As of CFMX I thought
there was
> no performance difference?
>
On 11/28/06, Phillip Holmes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Nope. Your example may be immeasurable, but with more advanced
> functionality, that is not the case.
>
> Obviously, ColdFusion is middle ware for your middle ware. It is a
> collection of servlets that consolidate Java functionality into one
> tidy command. Calling a tag when you can script it out with one
> cfscript block, simply creates another import and more code in the
> final JIT. If you write the code in cfscript, it is closer to the end
> result (Java) than if CF has to import more servlet libraries to get
> to the final result.
>
> Get yourself a java decompiler, write the code both ways in two
> different files, decompile the JIT, and you'll see what I mean. Most
> of all, turn your debug times on and look at the difference.
>
> --Phillip Holmes
I think it's actually a pretty common practice.
Cheers,
Chris
Jon Gunnip wrote:
> Chris,
>
> I would be wary of using cfscript just for supposed performance gains
> over tags. My understanding is that those gains were eliminated (or
> reduced to the point of insignificance) in CF 6.x and 7.x. Here are
> what I see as the pros and cons of cfscript. These points are largely
> a matter of preference:
>
> Pros of cfscript
> -- more readable
> -- less typing
> -- more like other languages (Java, JavaScript) - sometimes can copy
> Java snippets and they function with little modification in cfscript
>
> Cons
> -- many pieces of cf functionality do not exist in cfscript (e.g.
> throw, dump, abort) or are awkward (looping over queries) - we have a
> CFScript.cfm include with functions like Throw(), Dump(), Abort() to
> get around this, but for cfquery we always use tags
> -- might be inconsistent with other code written in tags; I like to
> see consistency throughout an application
>
> Jon
>
>
>
>> I was told by some members of my local CFUG that
>> writing code within CFScript tags whenever possible is faster (performance
>> wise), so I'm giving it a go.
>>
>
>
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