> Obviously, Dave. I was referring to higher level languages, where a > decision can be made (and has been in the case of CFML) to use a more > "humanist" approach to array indexing.
I'm confused. Aren't you the same guy who a few minutes ago wrote "A whole other discussion is whether it was smart for CFML to 'correct' this issue." So, you don't clearly appear to be in favor of CF behaving differently from lower-level languages. But most other programming languages are essentially based on C/C++ in syntax, and those are lower-level languages. So are you saying that C-style languages should behave differently? Or that some C-style languages - arguably "higher-level" languages like Java and C#? - should behave differently from others? Don't take this as a personal attack or anything - it's not - I just don't really understand your point. This is basically the argument for COBOL, and look how that turned out. If you want to be a competent programmer, right now, you need to understand pretty well how computers work. That may not be the case in the future, but it is right now. CF hides a lot of the complexity of computers, but it can't hide all of the complexity. This is why, in my opinion, many CF programmers who don't have this deeper understanding write programs that fail as their scope, complexity or usage grow significantly. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ http://training.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:335193 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
