Ok, I promise this will be my LaSt CoMmEnT into this thread, heh heh, unless
somebody really stirs up the pot...
I read the paper posted by Allaire regarding XML, and its 100% right on the
money. XML itself is a scheme for data *storage*. Who cares about how the
data is stored? Do any of you use a text editor and look at the raw .mdb
files that SQL data is actually stored in? Do you really care about it at
that level? No, your concerns are at the next level up, with the SQL, the
Structured Query Language, that lets you get to the data.
XML has no equivalent to SQL currently, and personally, I'm not gonna waste
time learning XML until such a query language is standardized. You betcha
there is gonna be a query language developed, and when it happens, you'll
totally forget about the underlying XML structure itself.
Personally, I think the same is also true for Java. Say what you will, Java
is too dang complex; IMHO, its basically a form of C++ in which the source
code can be compiled for any target OS. Having given it additional thought
(at least 3 min. worth), I think in the long run, Allaire's attempt to
re-code the CFAS to run in Java might not be too bad; it represents the
viewpoint I'd take that I don't really want to fuss with Java (or C++ for
that matter) directly. Its sorta like one of those 7-layer OSI model things;
IMHO, both Java and XML are one level deeper than where I care to work; and
really where most folks care to work.
So, HoW DoEs ThIs ApPlY To FuSeBoX???
Plenty! You see, as a developer, you only got 24 hours a day to live. You
got 5 days to develop a Fusebox app, right? Why waste those 5 precious days
reading a 900-page book called "Extreme Cool XML" or "Learn JAVA in 5 DAYS!"
when you shouldn't even have to take a single glance at either XML or Java
directly?
The guys at Allaire who actually *write* the ColdFusion application, yeah,
they need to know XML and Java. That way they can design stuff that I, as a
CF developer, can work with. So long as I can call <CFWDDX>, or probably
soon enuff, <CFXML>, I don't care 1% how it works beyond that level. I just
wanna write code!
Alan McCollough
Web Programmer
Allaire Certified ColdFusion Developer
Alaska Native Medical Center
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Johnston [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 1:58 AM
> To: Fusebox
> Subject: RE: XML / XSL editor / CFX / COM object
>
> First, not everyone likes using Java because of the fact you have to run
> extra stuff (JVM) on a webserver. {blah blah blad, redacted for brevity}
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