I'm now in the position that I'm currently a Java programmer (JSP's, Servlets, EJB's, JMS, etc) and need to learn CF as well. I used to program Fortran many years ago, then did some C/C++ and then did a lot of PL/SQL in Oracle. Moving from that background to Java was not difficult, but to do the OO (Object orientation) thinking of programming is the difference between a "normal" and an "excellent" Java programmer. You can still write "procedural" code in Java which will work, but to really make Java powerfull and work for you, you need to get that OO hat on. So I would say it is not very difficult to get to know the JAva language and get to a point where you "can help yourself". Getting good is going to take a lot of reading/programming and practice though. I found that the younger generation that wasn't exposed to procedural languages adapts to the OO way of thinking very quickly.
On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 8:55 PM, Dakota Burns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Wow ... thanks for the enlightenment Dave. I know CF programs aren't > "written" in Java, but they can be run on J2EE servers, where other > previously programmed Java/JSP apps may be running. > Perhaps a better question would have been to ask whether any of you CF Pros > have persuaded someone looking to build their new web app with JSP on a > J2EE > server ... to instead use ColdFusion ... either as a deployable container > ala "Railo", or Adobe CF8 Enterprise. > ~ Dakota > > On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 1:38 PM, Dave Watts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > For those of you CF developers > > > that deploy your apps to J2EE Servers > > > (or servlet containers, as is the case > > > with Tomcat), have you been successful > > > in situations where the employer > > > wanted a Java Developer, and after > > > talking to you with your CF skillset, > > > felt comfortable they were serving their > > > need for a Java Developer? > > > > If you can competently write programs in Java, you are a Java developer. > CF > > programs are not written in Java. If anyone here can answer your > question > > in the affirmative, the employer in question does not understand what > Java > > development is. > > > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:313088 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
