> > > ...and this is a pretty unusual use case with all the analytics packages > > > out there. Really, I have a pretty hard time thinking of a good use case > > > with race conditions that goes beyond a contrived impractical example. > > > > Someone on cf-talk had a race condition just last week, around their > > authentication process. Of course, it was because of how their code > > was structured, and probably didn't need CFLOCK to resolve. > > Race conditions certainly exist. Specifically though, race conditions > involving session variables which can be resolved using CFLOCK, are > relatively uncommon. > > In my personal experience anyway...
I'm not sure I'm disagreeing with you. Most race conditions that I see can be resolved without CFLOCK, but not all - specifically around components used during authentication/user initialization/etc. The primary reason for them seems to be that developers just don't think about concurrency. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ http://training.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:349768 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
