Sounds like you're saying that more features = ability to do more in the same amount of time.
In other words, new software isn't usually faster, it's got more features instead. Would that be about right? Spike > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 25 July 2002 18:03 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] CFMX performance > > > > MS Word 97 can do more than MS Word 3 in a similar time, but > it's not faster. > > > Duncan Cumming > IT Manager > > http://www.alienationdesign.co.uk > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Tel: 0141 575 9700 > Fax: 0141 575 9600 > > Creative solutions in a technical world > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Get your domain names online from: http://www.alienationdomains.co.uk > Reseller options available! > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > "Spike" > > <spike@prisma To: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -it.com> cc: > > Subject: RE: [ > cf-dev ] CFMX performance > 07/25/02 > > 04:59 PM > > Please > > respond to > > dev > > > > > > > > > Sorry Paolo, > > That's a bit too abstract for me to see how it relates to the > difference in 'speed' or 'ability do more in a given time' > between CF 5 and CFMX, or between CFMX and .NET. > > Like I said I'm having a stoopid day. > > Spike > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Paolo Piponi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 25 July 2002 17:56 > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] CFMX performance > > > > > > Okay... > > > > If you ask two people to write a letter, one person has a > computer and > > once person has a pen and paper, you'll probably find little > > difference between them when it comes to writing a single letter, > > getting it on paper and in an envelope. > > > > Now ask them to write the same letter 20 times then the > computer user > > will do it a lot faster. > > > > Ask them to write completely different letters to 20 > different people > > then the gain is much reduced. > > > > As I said, the difference is subtle, but you might consider > it if you > > had to weigh up which platforms to develop on for which > applications. > > > > Paolo > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Spike [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: 25 July 2002 16:45 > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] CFMX performance > > > > > > > > > I must be having a stoopid day today... > > > > > > What's the difference between software that's faster, and > software > > > that allows you to do more in the same time? > > > > > > Spike > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Paolo Piponi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: 25 July 2002 17:43 > > > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > > > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] CFMX performance > > > > > > > > > > > > Woodwork? Where have you been the last 2000 years. It's all > > > > silicon now. > > > > > > > > Yes, I accept your point, but, as I said, you'll > probably find the > > > > biggest gain is that you can do more in the same time. The > > > > absolute speed increase will be less. Although > compiled, you must > > > > still open, run and close each call. On simple actions, > not much > > > > change. But, you can do more in the same time. > > > > > > > > Paolo > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Russ 'Snake' Michaels [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > Sent: 25 July 2002 16:36 > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] CFMX performance > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and paolo comes out of the woodwork :-) > > > > > Well because it is compiled pcode now instead of interpreted. > > > > > Which is a faster process. > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Paolo Piponi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > Sent: 25 July 2002 16:39 > > > > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > > > > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] CFMX performance > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Why were we expecting a massive increase in > > performance? Software > > > > > rarely gets faster, it just allows you to do more in the same > > > > > time. There is a subtle but profound difference. > > > > > > > > > > Paolo > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: Rich Wild [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > Sent: 25 July 2002 15:21 > > > > > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > > > > > Subject: [ cf-dev ] CFMX performance > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > for those not on the cf-talk list: > > > > > > > > > > > > performance comparison data has finally been release > > > > comparing cfmx > > > > > > vs cf5 vs cf4.5 performance times. > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.macromedia.com/software/coldfusion/whitepapers/pdf/ > > > > > cfmx_performan > > > > > ce_brief.pdf > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > Rich Wild > > > > > Senior Web Developer > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > e-mango Tel: 01202 755 300 > > > > > Gild House Fax: 01202 755 301 > > > > > 74 Norwich Avenue West > > > > > Bournemouth Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > BH2 6AW, UK http://www.e-mango.com > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > This message may contain information which is legally > privileged > > > > > and/or confidential. 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