I was browsing around some old OO ColdFusion posts and saw a lot of talk by "Tom MInderson". It seems like he has about 50 posts spread out (by doing a quick Google search). They all pretty much say the same thing:
OO complicates things for datacentric applications that ColdFusion is targeting. I.e. we don't control cars or automatic garage doors. Then he goes on about this "Set Theory". The only thing I could find on set theory with Coldfusion was at http://cfdj.sys-con.com/read/41826_p.htm .. the most complex ColdFusion article ever. Is anyone familiar with his anti-web app OOP mission? Do his arguments have any validity? What the heck is set theory programming? I felt like I was stepping back into philosophy 101 with syllogisms. I do see his point that trying to map objects to a relational database is where OOP starts to feel really unnatural. In addition, with the business objects we deal with, it seems unnatural for them to have behaviors, unlike a car being able to "start()". Justin You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, please follow the instructions at http://www.cfczone.org/listserv.cfm CFCDev is supported by: Katapult Media, Inc. We are cool code geeks looking for fun projects to rock! www.katapultmedia.com An archive of the CFCDev list is available at www.mail-archive.com/cfcdev@cfczone.org
