Has anyone used Eclipse or IntelliJ? They make writing OO code easy. When you write a Java app using one of these IDE's, it keeps track of all the classes that you write and uses intellisense to give you drop down boxes with method/property names. If you spell a method/property incorrectly or type an incorrect reference, it underlines the mistake so that you notice it. All your classes are easily visible. If you wish to "refactor" (i.e. rename something, move a method to another class, etc), it handles most of the work for you and shows you where the mistakes are (if anything was missed).
I've been using these IDE's to learn Java and have come to the conclusion that the hardest thing about writing CFC's is the lack of an IDE with these features. As soon as the cfc's become complex, I find it difficult to keep track of method/property names. It's almost impossible to refactor something without making many mistakes. Something as trivial as adding a field to a database means a long trek through all the associated cfc's looking for code where it may need to be added. Does anyone know if MM intend to produce an IDE that helps coders to write CFC's the way that Eclipse and IntelliJ help Java coders? (As for the "notepad is all you need" zealots - as someone already said - using notepad to write code is like using a teaspoon to dig a hole.) ---------------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word 'unsubscribe cfcdev' in the message of the email. CFCDev is run by CFCZone (www.cfczone.org) and supported by Mindtool, Corporation (www.mindtool.com).
