I'll pitch this out there.... It really depends on the application in question...
If it's a very small app, a framework may not even be necessary. It may even create headaches. Very large apps are great fodder for a framework, because it organizes the hundreds, or thousands of templates into something coherent. I was in a situation recently where the application was huge, with no framework, or organization. The lead on the project had all of the app knowledge in his head and wasn't about to document anything. I worked as best I could, having to figure out how he did things, on my own.. I was accused of not being what I said I was on my resume, and not working fast enough.. Needless to say I didn't last long -- Scott Stewart ColdFusion Developer SSTWebworks 7241 Jillspring Ct. Springfield, Va. 22152 (703) 220-2835 http://www.sstwebworks.com -----Original Message----- From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 12:26 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Does CF Framework make life easier? Which one to start? Ali, a few thoughs. Frameworks, for me, makes my life VERY easy. But it is important to note that this doesn't mean LESS work. Just EASIER work. (Sorry for all the caps.) One of the things that surprised me when I started working with frameworks was the amount of extra code. Sometimes it feels like a bit too much work - but when it comes down to it - my code is a heck of a lot easier to work with now. I just bring this up so you can keep it in mind. Also - I encourage you to play with all the frameworks. The "best" one is the one that works best for you. On 5/17/07, Ali Majdzadeh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi: > Everybody says Frameworks make life easier. Does it? If yes, please tell me which one can work as a starter for me? Model-Glue looks nice and easy, Mach-II looks very powerful and Fusebox claims to be the most popular. Are they completely different? Is it possible to learn one and then migrate to another easily if needed? > Please suggest a book for the one you think is the best for the starter. I am in no rush so there is no need for a very quick start but a complete book can help me a lot. > Thanks > Ali > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJP Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:278477 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
