Tim, In mid September I had exactly the same question: I am reworking a very large and very old Cold Fusion web with well over 25 tables, and the need to develop some major new additions.
I began building this web site in early 1990's with one of the very earliest editions of ColdFusion, before there were any of the current crop of terrific design and code principles, practices, and tools. Consequently, since building this web was only ONE of the things I do, I have never really focused on keeping my CF skills up-to-date, and the web is a collection of old, brute-force cf code. With the new requirements, I decided I needed to bring the web into the current millenium and began exploring all of the different options around. I can't say I did an exhaustive review and test of everything that is out there, but I did look at a bunch of stuff, including Fusebox, model glue, and several other things. They all "looked good..." how to make a decision. With a GREAT deal of trepidation I began exploring PLUM in-depth. Within a few weeks, I decided it was good enough to commit to Plum. It has turned out to be a wonderful set of tools and, best of all, it incorporates current state-of-the-art models and techniques that have been invaluable in helping me rework my old web in much more readable and structured forms. It's been a terrific learning experience. Since everything in Plum is modular, well documented, and accessible, I have been able to retrofit my complex authentication needs into the plum framework... Using the existing modules as my tutors. It has provided wonderfully quick and effective prototyping forms for my existing tables, which I have then been able to tweak to include the features my applications require. My biggest reservation approaching Plum was that there didn't seem to be the kind of robust user interaction here that you see with some of the other framework communities. However, I have found the Plum tools to be so effective and clearly outlined that I have found only one problem that I wasn't able to muddle through on my own, and there are some faithful Plum gurus who watch this list and provide effective answers. Between Plum and my "ColdFusion MX Bible" (both written by Adam & David Churvis) I've been making great strides in revising our web. Although I'm unable to provide any direct comparisons with Model Glue or the other possibilities, I'm not sorry I made any other choice. I'm a very satisfied Plum user. Al -------------------------------- Al Rogers [EMAIL PROTECTED] Global SchoolNet Foundation http://www.globalschoolnet.org > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Tim Blankenship > Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 4:40 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [plum] New project > > I would sniff the model glue and then use PLUM. > > > On 12/21/05, Phillip Senn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > I'm putting together a new project that looks like it will > have about 25 > > tables. > > > > Customers, Vendors, Employees, yada yada yada. > > > > > > > > Should I use Plum or Model Glue? > > > > In the words of Jeff Peters "Toss me another softball > there Sparky". > > > > > > > -- > Tim Blankenship > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ************************************************************* > ********* > 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/DiscussionList > sForm.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 **********************************************************************
