You won't be able to run more than one version for a single app, but you will be able to run multiple different versions for different apps on the same server if you CF_2CFMODULE the code.
Good point about the tag editors. We may need to submenu the Install Tag Editors and Tag Help command for different versions, so you can install a version's tags, use them for an app, install a different version's tags, work on the other app, etc. Just run one command before switching versions and you're good to go. How does this sound? Respectfully, Adam Phillip Churvis Member of Team Macromedia http://www.ProductivityEnhancement.com Download Plum and other cool development tools, and get advanced intensive Master-level training: * C# & ASP.NET for ColdFusion Developers * ColdFusion MX Master Class * Advanced Development with CFMX and SQL Server 2000 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Fleitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 3:57 PM Subject: Re: [plum] Migrating to future versions of Plum > Hi Adam, > > This might not be tenable from your perspective, but is there any chance we can run multiple versions at the same time? > I realize there are some potential problems with this scenario (tag editors/libraries will change as the product > matures, you won't want to support multiple versions, etc.) > > However, there will be times where a client will want to re-visit an app after it has been in production for a long time > and make additions/enhancements that will not necessarily warrant a full version upgrade. This has happened many times > in my experience and has happened at least once since I have been using Plum (beta to version 1). A lot of folks may > work on more than one app simutaneously, one in version 1, and maybe start that new one with the new version etc. > > If you are an old hand, no big deal, you can probably build what you want without the old IDE by using the tags. Newer > users might have problems. And of course, with the new version comes a new set of tag editors/libraries, and that is a > problem in itself. But I have built Plum tag libraries for Dreamweaver and PrimalScript, and it might be worth it to be > able to use 2 different editors to be able to work with two different versions of Plum simultaneously. > > Your thoughts? > > Jeff > > > > Adam Churvis wrote: > > How do all of you feel about migrating between Plum V1.0 and future versions > > of Plum? > > > > Before you answer this question, please consider the following: > > > > 1) Because of the extensive nature of the Plum Framework, building in > > backward compatibility makes the product slower and the code significantly > > more cumbersome to navigate and understand, so backward compatibility is a > > non-starter. > > > > 2) Not worrying about backward compatibility enables us to concentrate > > entirely on performance, better code architecture, easier to use elements of > > the Plum Framework, etc. > > > > 3) Migrating a Plum V1.0 app to a later version that has lots of changes and > > new capabilities should be relatively straightforward if you haven't > > modified the framework (which includes the custom tag library). Basically > > you'd manually migrate your Environment.cfm customizations and any > > instantiations of your own components in Global.cfm to the new Plum > > Framework files of the same names, and that should be that. That's the > > goal, anyway. > > > > As a side note, the new custom tag library will have *much* better > > formatting flexibility and capability (no more table-based markup of fields > > and labels -- all CSS-based), DatabaseBlocks.cfc is going away in favor of a > > better code architecture with specific methods, the whole > > tablename_columnname requirement goes away, and much more. No estimated > > release date just yet, but we're putting time in where we can. > > > > Also, we should have the new Plum Service that automatically CF_2CFMODULEs > > your code as you work in Beta within the next two weeks. > > > > Respectfully, > > > > Adam Phillip Churvis > > Member of Team Macromedia > > http://www.ProductivityEnhancement.com > > > > Download Plum and other cool development tools, > > and get advanced intensive Master-level training: > > > > * C# & ASP.NET for ColdFusion Developers > > * ColdFusion MX Master Class > > * Advanced Development with CFMX and SQL Server 2000 > > > > > > ********************************************************************** > > You can subscribe to and unsubscribe from lists, and you can change > > your subscriptions between normal and digest modes here: > > > > http://www.productivityenhancement.com/support/DiscussionListsForm.cfm > > ********************************************************************** > > > > > > ********************************************************************** > You can subscribe to and unsubscribe from lists, and you can change > your subscriptions between normal and digest modes here: > > http://www.productivityenhancement.com/support/DiscussionListsForm.cfm > ********************************************************************** > ********************************************************************** You can subscribe to and unsubscribe from lists, and you can change your subscriptions between normal and digest modes here: http://www.productivityenhancement.com/support/DiscussionListsForm.cfm **********************************************************************
