[thelist] cf vs asp

Isaac Forman isaac at triplezero.com.au
Thu Aug 24 22:49:52 CDT 2000


> peronsally, I'd say if you're coming from a pure HTML background
> CF is easier to pick up.

imo, mindblowingly easier. if you're using a decent text editor with
colour-coding, then you'll have absolutely no problems spotting what's CF and
what's HTML. by default, cfstudio for example is set to show CF code in a very
obvious red. that keeps it distinct from HTML which has elements coded in
various shades of purple, green, blue, etc.

also, all CF tags begin with "CF". afaik, zero HTML tags begin with "CF". if you
have developers that can't pick up that difference in their first attempt at
coding, i'd find new developers...

look around the net and you'll find a number of comparisons using cf vs asp to
compare the code required to achieve certain tasks. the cf examples are nearly
always much smaller. if you need to build powerful apps quickly, then i'd go
with cf. allaire don't call it 'rapid application development' for nothing.

just thoughts from someone who's not used ASP (but seen the ugly code), and
taught themselves CF from the docs,


isaac







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