> > > If you are confident that you can do the project using methods you > currently > use, I would say stick with what you know unless you have heaps of time. > To > start using an 'MVC' framework for example with no experience of CFC's is > going to add the confusion I think. > > I like your idea of using a couple of CFCs in the application to get used > to > how they work, etc. While doing that, I would find a good book or tutorial > on OO concepts, to be reading and getting you excited (?!) as you go and, > because you'll be working on a handful of componts, you will easily be > able > to change them as you learn. > > It's worth noting here too that OO is nothing even close to new (in > computer > tech terms) - it has been around practically my whole life time (27 > years). > Just knowing about it will let you begin to see how things work at a > deeper > level (CF is after all built on an OO language). You can get a pretty good > overview of OO in a couple of hours reading thinking and I really do think > that having even the most marginal knowledge is going to save you a whole > load of confusion and time while learning about CFCs and programming in > general. It will be time well spent :) > > Once you know about these things then yes, frameworks that revolve around > CFCs can make life a good deal easier; more maintainable, re-usable, error > free applications, etc. etc, etc. > > HTH > > Dominic > > -- > Blog it up: http://fusion.dominicwatson.co.uk > > Hi: I searched Amazon.com and it seems there is a book named: OOP Demystified? Do you recommend it as a book to introduce myself to OO world?? Thanks Ali
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