Bryan....naaa no flames here. I pretty much agree with you, I am only interested in using it due to having more than 1 developer. I can code the Coldfusion and tell the DBA what queries I need and then just plug them in without him having his hands in my app. But it can get a little sloppy from time to time.(But not on my end!!!) :-D
DB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Stevenson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2001 10:25 AM Subject: Re: Fusebox - opinions? > Hey all, > > Lets see.... > > I started doing Fusebox before there was a Fusebox and quickly dropped it. > It seemed to produce an extremely messy control document (I guess it's > always index.cfm nowadays?). About a year or 2 after it really started to > spread throughout the CF community I joined a few Fusebox lists and lurked > for a bit. I was shocked to find all the wasted effort writing custom tags > and workarounds just to use the method!! > > I say if you write an application in a logical fashion and comment > everything, then any other developer can work on it just as easily as you > can. The bonus is you can write it faster than in Fusebox. > > my 2 cents...flame away ;-) > > Bryan Stevenson > VP & Director of E-Commerce Development > Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. > p. 250.920.8830 > e. [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------- > Allaire Alliance Partner > www.allaire.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Douglas L. Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2001 10:22 AM > Subject: Re: Fusebox - opinions? > > > > Here is a few opinions... > > > > > > Pros > > > > 1. FB is great on large scale apps, this allows several developers to have > > production on a single site and allows for "specialty" type of production. > > IE: the DBA can work on queries, while the CF programmer works on the > front > > end of things etc. > > > > 2. Code reuse..With the FB methodology, queries can be more like stored > > procedures, where the front end and backend remain somewhat seperate from > > eachother. This allows for the front end to be modified without a hitch. > > > > Cons > > > > 1. Not the greatest thing for smaller applications, unless you are an > > unorganized person. You can probably code faster without it if you are > > making a small app. > > > > 2. Jumping back and forth between all the folders that is used to keep > track > > of your application. IE: _dsp, _act, _scripts, _css, _qry, _images etc > etc. > > If you are doing the site by yourself, this can become tiresome. First you > > have to look at your index.cfm to see what query you were using on a > > particular page and then go to the _qry folder to find the file > > > > All said, I think the pros out weight the cons and would suggest it to > > pretty much anyone who is developing large apps and has a team of > developers > > working on a site. The book(fusebox methodologies and techniques) is a so > so > > reader, some things are over emphasised and not really to the meat of the > > matter. It is a good way to learn the basics, and it did help me to > > understand what FB could do for me. The downloadable e-book is well woth > the > > $$, but would not suggest paying for the actual book. > > > > > > > > DB > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Gyrus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2001 8:28 AM > > Subject: Re: Fusebox - opinions? > > > > > > > > 1.Fusebox is a coding methodology. It's like picking a certain writing > > > > style. It trys to maximize code reuse by structuring the way you write > > > your > > > > code. It also lends itself to self documentation. > > > > > > I've seen most of the presentations on www.fusebox.org > > > and understand what Fusebox is (otherwise I really wouldn't > > > be considering learning it!!) - I was more after opinions about > > > using it from people who have some depth of experience > > > with it - pros and cons type of thing. > > > > > > > 2.there is a great book on fusebox called.... 'Fusebox: mothodology > and > > > > techniques' by steve nelson and craig girard. > > > > > > I know this book is around - I had just read so-so to bad > > > reviews on Amazon.com. You say it's great - why? Any > > > other opinions? > > > > > > Thanks for any feedback, > > > > > > - Gyrus > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
