Misconceptions and Myths About ColdFusion . . . Debunked http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/read/172573.htm
"The majority of the misconceptions about ColdFusion surround its capabilities. We've all been there; having to defend against the notion that ColdFusion is a toy; that it's not capable of delivering enterprise solutions; that CFML is not a "real" programming language. All of these ideas derive from a lack of understanding about what ColdFusion is, not about what ColdFusion is not. Let's start from the beginning: ColdFusion is a J2EE application. What that means is that the ColdFusion server is a Java application designed to run on top of the J2EE platform (a J2EE application server). ColdFusion is a Java application that parses CFML, its proprietary tag-based language, in order to generate and run Java code under the hood. CFML, the tag-based language that ColdFusion developers use to write applications, helps to make common development tasks trivial. This, more than anything, is what makes CFML the most rapid development environment on the Web. What all of this ultimately means is that ColdFusion is the most rapid environment for developing Java applications. The idea that ColdFusion isn't suited for enterprise applications is absurd - unless you believe Java isn't suited for enterprise application development. ColdFusion supports all of the functionality in Java (you even use Java to extend the server via the ColdFusion Event Gateway framework) and scales as well as any Java application. In fact, you could argue that it's better suited than "plain" Java as an enterprise application platform because CF offers faster development and debugging times (and easier deployment), which can be a major factor in the success of large-scale enterprise applications." Hopefully that's simple enough for him to understand. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
