RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-30 Thread Raymond Camden
Message- From: Matt Liotta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 6:29 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: I like CFMX Sure it's fair. The programming world has an understanding of what words like inheritance mean. In fact they teach in CS courses. What isn't fair is MM

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-30 Thread Andy Ewings
]] Sent: 30 April 2002 13:20 To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: I like CFMX Err fine, then just don't use the feature I guess. To me, and to most developers, it will be inheritance and they will enjoy the feature. I can understand that you think the inheritance we have isn't perfect - fine - tell us how we

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-30 Thread Neil Clark - =TMM=
Eh? Inheritance and Encapsulation (I think that’s what meant :-) are in CFC's AFAIK. what isn't is Polymorphism - and that also is on the OOP list of features. Thanks! Neil Clark Team Macromedia http://www.macromedia.com/go/team Announcing Macromedia MX!!

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-30 Thread Neil Clark - =TMM=
Or should I say : are a feature of CFC's sorry for the confusion Neil Clark Team Macromedia http://www.macromedia.com/go/team Announcing Macromedia MX!! http://www.macromedia.com/software/trial/. __ Your ad could be

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-30 Thread Andy Ewings
with Inheritance -Original Message- From: Neil Clark - =TMM= [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 30 April 2002 13:24 To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: I like CFMX Eh? Inheritance and Encapsulation (I think that's what meant :-) are in CFC's AFAIK. what isn't is Polymorphism - and that also is on the OOP

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-30 Thread Neil Clark - =TMM=
It all depends on what you/coders determine as true inheritance. Sure CFC's provide a concept for inheritance in ColdFusion, but just because it doesn’t fit into a dictionaty concept, does mean it is isnt inheritance : as Ray stated : to say that CFC's do not have inheritance is just plain

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-30 Thread Andy Ewings
end as they could but I got there on a bike whilst they were driving a car. Appoplogies for probably the worst analogy ever! -Original Message- From: Neil Clark - =TMM= [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 30 April 2002 13:41 To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: I like CFMX It all depends on what you

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-30 Thread Neil Clark - =TMM=
Hee hee, my analogy was worse ... I sure didn’t mean to say/think that ColdFusion MX was an old banger! I am not a VB man, but VB in my eyes is also inheritance.. no question. Neil Clark Team Macromedia http://www.macromedia.com/go/team Announcing Macromedia MX!!

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-30 Thread Andy Ewings
:) - it's you and me against the C++/Java boys (and girls) then! -Original Message- From: Neil Clark - =TMM= [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 30 April 2002 13:56 To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: I like CFMX Hee hee, my analogy was worse ... I sure didn't mean to say/think that ColdFusion MX

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-30 Thread cf refactoring
Subject: RE: I like CFMX I have to disagree, CFC's are a perfect implementation of OOP . in ColdFusion. Remember that CFC's are geared toward the ColdFusion developer, not the Java Developer, so I reckon they hit the nail on the head - hard. N

Re: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread ksuh
I don't think MM wants to have CF be like an OO language, thus the lack of inheritance, interfaces, abstract classes. Mind you, it sure would be nice. Sometimes I could just kill for some OO-like functionality in CF. - Original Message - From: Matt Liotta [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date:

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Matt Liotta
Subject: Re: I like CFMX I don't think MM wants to have CF be like an OO language, thus the lack of inheritance, interfaces, abstract classes. Mind you, it sure would be nice. Sometimes I could just kill for some OO-like functionality in CF. - Original Message - From: Matt Liotta

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Pete Freitag
Developer Resources http://www.cfdev.com/ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 4:37 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: I like CFMX I don't think MM wants to have CF be like an OO language, thus the lack of inheritance, interfaces

Re: RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread ksuh
Subject: RE: I like CFMX Well there's the rub. I don't want CF to have anything OO like. If I wanted OO, I would use JSP. What they are done with CFCs is offer bastardized OO. -Matt -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Neil Clark - =TMM=
I have to disagree, CFC's are a perfect implementation of OOP . in ColdFusion. Remember that CFC's are geared toward the ColdFusion developer, not the Java Developer, so I reckon they hit the nail on the head - hard. N

Re: RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread ksuh
Is it true interitance? - Original Message - From: Pete Freitag [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Monday, April 29, 2002 2:49 pm Subject: RE: I like CFMX Actually CFMX CFC's do support inheritance. And CFC's are pretty close to Object Oriented, missing just a few nice features, I think

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Matt Liotta
No, CFCs don't really support inheritance since they don't inherit private methods and properties. -Matt -Original Message- From: Pete Freitag [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 1:49 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: I like CFMX Actually CFMX CFC's do support

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Matt Liotta
Why do you think CFCs are a perfect implementation of OOP? Do you know anything about OOP? Are you insane? -Matt -Original Message- From: Neil Clark - =TMM= [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 1:55 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: I like CFMX I have to disagree

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Raymond Camden
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo IM : morpheus My ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is. - Yoda -Original Message- From: Matt Liotta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 5:23 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: I like CFMX No, CFCs don't really support

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Dave Watts
Why do you think CFCs are a perfect implementation of OOP? Do you know anything about OOP? Are you insane? Matt, you sound very, well, angry today. Just relax ... take a deep breath .. Seriously, I think that Neil was trying to say that, since CF isn't an OO language, the limits of what you

RE: RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Neil Clark - =TMM=
What, do you mean - can it inherit any and all properties of a superclass/cfc to give a formal mechanism for code reuse - then yes. A CFC which 'extends' another CFC can inherits all of the variables and all of the methods defined in the superclass/cfc. Therefor true inheritance. What CFC's do

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Neil Clark - =TMM=
Erm, CFC's do inherit such things - if you create a CFC with an extend attribute then you can inherit all of the 'superclass' CFC's methods and properties. AFAIK. Neil Clark Team Macromedia http://www.macromedia.com/go/team Announcing Macromedia MX!! --

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Neil Clark - =TMM=
Hi Matt, I do indeed know a lot about OOP :-) (in fact I used to code for a well known Sony Games Console - a long time ago of course) and if you read my mail is saidfor ColdFusion You seem a tad angry today? You are in danger of a Muffin.. :-p Oh and yes I am in insane, very much

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Matt Liotta
Message- From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 2:31 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: I like CFMX Then let's say they dont support a definition of inheritance then. CFC can inherit, but w/ certain conditions. It's not fair to say they _dont_ support

RE: RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Matt Liotta
Check again, CFCs do not inherit private methods or properties. This is in the documentation. -Matt -Original Message- From: Neil Clark - =TMM= [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 2:51 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: RE: I like CFMX What, do you mean - can

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Matt Liotta
-Original Message- From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 2:54 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: I like CFMX Why do you think CFCs are a perfect implementation of OOP? Do you know anything about OOP? Are you insane? Matt, you sound very, well, angry

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Matt Liotta
can't override any methods than it is safe to say that CFCs don't support inheritance. -Matt -Original Message- From: Neil Clark - =TMM= [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 3:04 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: I like CFMX Hi Matt, I do indeed know a lot about OOP

RE: RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Neil Clark - =TMM=
Apologies Matt :-) but a CFC can extend functionality of another CFC...AFAIK. I do agree with your statement about re-inventing the term though; That said - there are a lot of people who still agree to disagree on what OOPs definition actually is! I am getting a serious delay with the list

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Dave Watts
Relax? I started drinking at about noon. I think if I get any more relaxed, I am going to fall asleep. Uh, ok. Maybe you're a hedonist after all, except you'll be too tired to have any fun. There are better drugs for true hedonists than alcohol, I understand. There are a lot of ways to

RE: RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Matt Liotta
Me too! You know you are on a mailing list when... -Matt -Original Message- From: Neil Clark - =TMM= [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 3:45 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: RE: I like CFMX Apologies Matt :-) but a CFC can extend functionality of another CFC

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Mike Chambers
matt, correct if i am wrong (my java is a little rusty), but when inheriting from a class in java, the subclass does not inherit private methods or properties from the superclass (only protected and public). mike chambers [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Matt Liotta

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Neil Clark - =TMM=
That is the definition yep :-) but take this for example.. Say I wanted to cookup a new 'object' of a ColdFusion Coder of course the coder could be a human yes? So we have 1 class - a superclass called human.cfc which looks like : cfcomponent name=human cffunction name=createhuman

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Matt Liotta
In Java, a subclass does in fact inherit private methods and properties. -Matt -Original Message- From: Mike Chambers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 3:59 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: I like CFMX matt, correct if i am wrong (my java is a little rusty

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Matt Liotta
have more respect for CFMX if CFCs weren't there. -Matt -Original Message- From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 4:03 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: I like CFMX Relax? I started drinking at about noon. I think if I get any more relaxed, I am

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Matt Liotta
To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: I like CFMX That is the definition yep :-) but take this for example.. Say I wanted to cookup a new 'object' of a ColdFusion Coder of course the coder could be a human yes? So we have 1 class - a superclass called human.cfc which looks like

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Dave Watts
You're on the wrong list. We were talking about being a hedonist on CFGURU. And I'm the one drinking... Same conversation, different street corner. And drinking at noon doesn't make you a hedonist, necessarily; it could make you a sot. Maybe you're drinking your troubles away? Anyway,

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Mike Chambers
inherited... we are talkig about the same thing aren't we? mike chambers [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Matt Liotta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 7:14 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: I like CFMX In Java, a subclass does in fact inherit private

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Ken Wilson
I'm happy to continue playing with CF, as long as it can be used to deliver solutions better, faster, and cheaper than the competition. Now if only we could get you to feel that way about Fusebox. Yeah, yeah, I know. It'll be a cold day in. :) Ken

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Matt Liotta
pseudo OO features and promising more later? -Matt -Original Message- From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 4:38 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: I like CFMX You're on the wrong list. We were talking about being a hedonist on CFGURU. And I'm the one

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Mike Brunt
:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 4:38 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: I like CFMX You're on the wrong list. We were talking about being a hedonist on CFGURU. And I'm the one drinking... Same conversation, different street corner. And drinking at noon doesn't make you a hedonist

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Pete Freitag
([EMAIL PROTECTED]) CTO, CFDEV.COM ColdFusion Developer Resources http://www.cfdev.com/ -Original Message- From: Mike Chambers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 7:43 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: I like CFMX hmm, thats odd. From Java In A NutShell 3rd ed.(published

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Ian Lurie
: Monday, April 29, 2002 5:10 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: I like CFMX Dave 100% spot on. Talk is cheap, we are out here making things happen correcting nonsensical OO code and making it work in CF. Bottom line CF Works, has is and will continue to do so. We are all delivering applications that users

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Pete Freitag
Finally, if CF is indeed better than those other platforms, why is MM trying to morph CF into those other platforms by introducing pseudo OO features and promising more later? I mentioned earlier today that I though MM would introduce more OO features in the future, I want to point out that

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Matt Liotta
much to drink as I don't ever remember being flat out wrong like this before. -Matt -Original Message- From: Pete Freitag [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 5:25 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: I like CFMX Yes, that's very odd, Matt were you thinking of protected

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Matt Liotta
OO features to me. -Matt -Original Message- From: Pete Freitag [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 5:38 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: I like CFMX Finally, if CF is indeed better than those other platforms, why is MM trying to morph CF into those other platforms

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Dave Watts
I'm happy to continue playing with CF, as long as it can be used to deliver solutions better, faster, and cheaper than the competition. Now if only we could get you to feel that way about Fusebox. Yeah, yeah, I know. It'll be a cold day in. Well, it doesn't help me deliver

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Matt Liotta
Good point, when Fusebox does something useful I'll use it too. -Matt -Original Message- From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 6:12 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: I like CFMX I'm happy to continue playing with CF, as long as it can be used

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Dave Watts
Good point, when Fusebox does something useful I'll use it too. Uh-oh. Here we go. Better keep drinking. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ voice: (202) 797-5496 fax: (202) 797-5444 __ Structure your

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Dave Watts
Two thoughts on that perspective. First, since we all know we are using the better platform wouldn't it be nice to get others interested. I mean maybe Java developers looked at CF before and didn't like it for whatever reason. However, now that CFMX sits on top of J2EE they might take

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Tim Heald
:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 9:12 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: I like CFMX Good point, when Fusebox does something useful I'll use it too. -Matt -Original Message- From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 6:12 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Ian Lurie
a methodology - ANY methodology - like FuseBox, your code can be fairly elegant... -Original Message- From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 6:45 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: I like CFMX Two thoughts on that perspective. First, since we all know we

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Ken Wilson
Good point, when Fusebox does something useful I'll use it too. Uh-oh. Here we go. Better keep drinking. No debate from here...trying to convert the unwashed masses on CF-Talk has been proven futile. :) Ken __ This list

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Jeff Green
29, 2002 4:43 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: I like CFMX hmm, thats odd. From Java In A NutShell 3rd ed.(published by Oreilly) Page 106 : Access to members If a member of a class is declared private, the member is never accessible except within the class itself. Page 107 : Access control

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Matt Liotta
I get all that without Fusebox. What is unique about Fusebox besides the bastardization of common programming terms? -Matt -Original Message- From: Tim Heald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 6:51 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: I like CFMX Nested layouts

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Matt Liotta
: Monday, April 29, 2002 7:07 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: I like CFMX Good point, when Fusebox does something useful I'll use it too. Uh-oh. Here we go. Better keep drinking. No debate from here...trying to convert the unwashed masses on CF-Talk has been proven futile. :) Ken

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Ken Wilson
: Monday, April 29, 2002 10:11 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: I like CFMX That is one of the reasons I recently joined the CF-Talk list. For years I have been seeing and hearing the craziest things from CFers, so I thought I would see if this list is where the brainwashing happens. -Matt -Original

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Tim Heald
www.schoollink.net -Original Message- From: Matt Liotta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 10:05 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: I like CFMX I get all that without Fusebox. What is unique about Fusebox besides the bastardization of common programming terms? -Matt -Original

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Matt Liotta
Yeah, I remember Hal mentioning something about workers in Fiji. -Matt -Original Message- From: Ken Wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 7:23 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: I like CFMX No, the real brainwashing happens over on the various Fusebox lists

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Matt Liotta
out in CF should know, I'm game for that too. -Matt -Original Message- From: Tim Heald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 7:22 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: I like CFMX Come on now that's a bit much isn't it? Why is something that takes those things that work

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Matt Liotta
Are you sure, would you be able to see their existence using reflection? -Matt -Original Message- From: Jeff Green [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 7:15 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: I like CFMX Page 107 : Access control and inheritance Private fields

RE: I like CFMX

2002-04-29 Thread Jeff Green
(); } protected void method() { super.method(); System.out.println(SubTester::method); } } -Original Message- From: Matt Liotta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 8:05 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: I like CFMX Are you sure, would you be able