Coldbox is the most powerful (and fun) framework I use. I have experience in Mach II, Model Glue, and Cairngorm. But when I need to cut something small and fast, I use FW/1 (Framework One). I also do my own UI and graphics using Fireworks and Flash. RIA stuff I use Flash Builder.
As for web 2.0 stuff I use jQuery or native CF Ajax functions with component remoting for the quick and basic. On larger projects Coldbox makes things really easy to incorporate into CF while maintaining an OO event-based architecture. I would suggest you go with FW/1 (it's just one component file) and pick up jQuery if you want to get moving quickly. Good luck *Clint Willard * Senior ColdFusion Programmer Analyst On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 1:42 PM, Clarke Bishop <[email protected]>wrote: > I know all the frameworks have their advantages, and I've only really > learned one of them. But, I have to tell you that CFWheels has been great. > You've probably heard of Ruby on Rails. Well Wheels is modeled on Rails > framework. I found it easier to learn than other frameworks, and they have > a > very helpful Google group. Maybe CFWheels isn't the end all of frameworks, > but I'm convinced it's the easiest to learn. > > Also, take a look at Railo, the open source version of ColdFusion server. > Railo sounds like Rails, but there is no connection. Lately, I've been > working with Railo, and I'm really impressed. > > Clarke > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Eric Edwards > Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 12:25 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ACFUG Discuss] Software Recommendations? > > Greetings, > > I've been a member of this discussion group since, Cold Fusion 4. For > sometime, I was able to follow and develop with various versions of Cold > Fusion. I stopped at CFMX 7. A lot has changed since then. Now, it's > 2011 and I get the chance to venture back into my programming roots. My > question is, with the current UI style (i.e. Facebook, MySpace, YouTube > & Dynamic XML) do you guys have any suggestions in terms of software > (including frameworks) that would be compatible with Cold Fusion and > make "Post and Refresh" old school pages, more up-to date with today's > dynamic standards? > > > Any awesome feedback is greatly appreciated. > > Eric Edwards > > P.S. Is there any recommended code editing software I should know about? > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 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 http://www.fusionlink.com > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >
