Indeed, more power to you for helping people. But, do you have to use common programming terms incorrectly? Showing people techniques is one thing, but to show a technique and pass it off as something it is not, certainly isn't helpful the person or the community in general.
-Matt > -----Original Message----- > From: Hal Helms [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 9:12 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Fusebox (was: I like CFMX) > > I agree there's no formal specification, Dave. We're all working > developers and though people contribute enormously to spreading Fusebox, > we haven't created a formal spec. That may come at some point, but most > of our efforts are focused on helping people learn use Fusebox to > achieve successful software projects. > > In response to your question to Steve, Tim Heald asked us to respond to > some Fusebox talk on the CF-List. I'm happy to try to help, but I know > that some folks have an animus against Fusebox that I can't help with. > In short, if I can offer info, I will but I respect your time too much > to waste it trying to convert you. Besides, my take on this is that > we're all in this together, Fuseboxers and non-Fuseboxers alike. We > share a common goal and a common love for creative programming. A lot of > people have found Fusebox helpful; some people don't. Let a thousand > flowers bloom, as the Chinese say. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 11:54 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Fusebox (was: I like CFMX) > > > > > > There are two books coming out on Fusebox that should help to > > > > alleviate the lack of available information on exactly what > > > > Fusebox is. John Quarto and I wrote one called "Discovering > > > > Fusebox 3" and Jeff Peters/Nat Papovich wrote one for New Riders. > > > > That will help people who want to find out for themselves what > > > > Fusebox is all about. > > > > > > Well, hi, Hal! > > > > > > That's nice and all, but where's the definitive > > > specification? I don't have to shell out for that, do > > > I? It doesn't have to be stimulating reading, it > > > just has to be a specification. > > > > http://www.fusebox.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=learn.specification > > > > CF and PHP are there, JSP is coming pretty soon. > > Well, hi to you too Steve! What did they do, ring the alarm bell at > fusebox.org? > > I went there, before posting the previous post, and there's nothing > there which is a specification. There are some implementations, there's > some documentation, but no specification in the formal sense. > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > voice: (202) 797-5496 > fax: (202) 797-5444 > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.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
