What did I hear fusebox compared to recently on twitter....hmmmm. Coldbox sounds promising, it showed up whilst I was away in Flex land. Seems to me, without fanning flames, mach-ii, coldbox, or model glue will be handy dandy to learn. The principles learned in either of these will apply in the future as well as today. Fusebox I would not say that about.
Douglas Knudsen http://www.cubicleman.com this is my signature, like it? On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 10:39 PM, Charlie Arehart <[email protected]>wrote: > Uh, here it comes, the annual framework debate. :-) I’m only joking, > Clarke. It’s a reasonable question. > > > > The good news is that you will indeed get opinions. You’ll just have to > sift through them. I think the problem with the discussion is that there’s > no one good answer. As with so many things, it depends: on yourself, fellow > developers (and indeed if there are any), what you do and don’t know about > frameworks and patterns in general, how much you’ll be able to reuse the > framework (and the knowledge gained getting comfortable), how much time you > have, how much you want to be able (or may have to) to contribute to it, and > so many other attributes. > > > > Besides the big 4 (mach ii, model-glue, fusebox, and coldbox), there are > indeed many more. Another that may suit you getting started is cfwheels. I > list all the CFML frameworks (that I’ve found) at my CF411 site: > > > > http://www.cf411.com/#cffw > > > > (Actually, I break it into 3 categories: Application, injection, and ORM > frameworks.) > > > > I’ll note that we’ve had talks on ColdBox on the meetup before. Check out > all past recordings at recordings.coldfusionmeetup.com. > > > > There was also an issue of the FusionAuthority Quarterly Update that tried > to review the top frameworks (Vol II Issue II, Fall 2006), which while a bit > dated may still be helpful. There was also an effort some years ago at > trying to create a repository of one example app built in many frameworks: > http://www.cfpetmarket.com/. It didn’t really take off, but it’s worth > considering in your evaluation effort. > > > > Let’s see what others say in general. > > > > /charlie > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Clarke > Bishop > *Sent:* Saturday, July 18, 2009 6:00 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [ACFUG Discuss] Learning a ColdFusion Framework > > > > OK, I’ve finally decided to really learn a ColdFusion framework! But which > one? > > > > I watched a presentation Sean Corfield did for BACFUG (I found this on > Charlie’s UGTV): > > https://admin.na3.acrobat.com/_a204547676/p71922816/ > > > > I think Mach-II is harder to learn and I don’t need it’s capabilities. So, > I crossed Mach-II off my list. > > > > Before I watched Sean’s presentation, I was thinking Model-Glue was the > right one to learn. It seems like I’ve heard more of you talking about > Model-Glue than the others. > > > > But, in Sean’s presentation, ColdBox seemed like it might be a good choice, > too. It seems to have very good documentation which would help me get down > the learning curve. > > > > What do you guys think? Is there any other mainstream framework I should > look at? > > > > I want to learn how to effectively use an MVC framework, and I want to pick > something that will expand my understanding and won’t be obsolete next year. > Other than that, being easiest to learn is probably most important. > > > > Thanks for your ideas! > > > > Clarke > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ > http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform > > For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists > Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ > List hosted by FusionLink <http://www.fusionlink.com> > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ > http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform > > For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists > Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ > List hosted by FusionLink <http://www.fusionlink.com> > ------------------------------------------------------------- >
