I kinda think the new CF functions as poor man's objects without the
protection and inheritance stuff.
I don't agree with the fact that objects are too complex are not suited for
scripting languages. If used right, they actually save tons of work/time
long term and can actually make our programs run faster especially if the
app is pretty large in scale. After all, objects are created to ease our
programming headaches if used in the right places.
CF/Allaire want to capture the enterprise market which is why they have all
the loadbalancing intergration so that they can make huge profit margins on
the Enterprise editions and the bloated/hugely complex enterprise level
projects demand objects to make life a lot easier.
I wouldn't be surprised if the spotlight feature for CF 6.0 (hopefully the
JSP/pharoh? version) would be objects. It's just a matter of when not if in
my mind.
xing
----- Original Message -----
Subject: RE: Procedure and Function (Rambling thought)
> I agree! I dont know what the big fuss is about... CF Tags are functions
as
> far as anyone should be concerned - just because they're not implemented
in
> exactly the same way VB, Java, etc implements functions means didley
> squat... I'll be the first to admit that I'am sometimes frustrated by how
CF
> Tags are carried out but more often then not i thank god that they work as
> they do, it makes life so much easier when your output is HTML.
>
> As for objects - Anyone thinking of using a scripting language to create a
> program that requires objects should be taken out and given a good talking
> to. CF is great as the glue that holds together all the objects that we
need
> to create effective websites (DB connections, Email, Files, Forms, etc)
but
> by no means would i use CF to create something as complicated as a credit
> card transaction gateway - Java is much more nicely designed to do this.
>
> In short, i think CF has been brilliantly written to create websites
> quickly, effectively and under budget - an equivilent website could take
as
> long as 3 times longer if written in C++ or Java... The right tool for the
> right job - you dont complain when your drill doesnt perform well as a
> hammer.
>
> Regards,
> Javier
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 2:29 PM
> > To: CF-Talk
> > Subject: RE: Procedure and Function (Rambling thought)
> >
> >
> > Sorry, but my wandering mind's gotten the better of me and I've got a
> > concept to throw out for those who might want to chew on an idea (no
> > spitting, please... we just washed the floors).
> >
> > From what I remember from my CS classes (my degree is in
> > Electronics, not
> > CS) functions and procedures are devices that use either an
> > individual or
> > multiple attributes to perform some computation. In the case
> > of a function,
> > at least one value is returned to the calling process.
> > Forgive me if I'm
> > reaching a bit here, but doesn't that remind anyone else of a
> > custom tag or
> > CFX tag? A procedure doesn't return a value, but simply
> > performs an action
> > or actions on attributes passed to it. Taking a bigger
> > stretch, doesn't
> > that sound a bit like an include?
> >
> > Now I know, this is getting abstract, but it seems to my
> > thought process
> > that Allair actually did provide us with a mechanism for
> > performing external
> > functions that can be used repetively across a wide array of
> > applications
> > and scopes. So to throw a kink into the wheel, yes, Cold
> > Fusion does have
> > functions. We simply call them something different: Custom Tags.
> >
> > As for implementing Object Oriented programming concepts,
> > that may be a bit
> > outside the bounds of what can be done. In all honesty,
> > that's okay. I
> > personally hated OOP... especially when I had a PhD that was
> > more interested
> > in researching multiprocessor programming concepts than
> > teaching, but I
> > digress.
> >
> > Sorry for the rant and the ramble... 19 days nicotine free,
> > living with
> > in-laws and looking at buying my first house. All this and I
> > haven't had a
> > drop of alcohol (yet)!
> >
> > Enjoy!
> > C. Hatton Humphrey
> > Cold Fusion Developer
> > Fisher, Towne & Associates
> > http://www.fishertowne.com
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Hi Haryono,
> >
> > if you refer to your previous posts on this issue, and other peoples
> > subsequent replies ...
> > I'm sure you will notice that CF isn't OOP and we do not make any
> > Your post :
> > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg49020.html
> > My reply :
> > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg49023.html
> > Please take notice of answers when you post a question.
> >
> > > Hallo,
> > > How can i use procedure and function in ColdFusion?
> > > Is this possible to use OOP in ColdFusion?
> >
> >
> >
>
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