Now I *KNOW* that is not true!
I've crashed my server enough to know Cold Fusion doesn't put it's own locks in.
At 11:50 AM 12/21/00 +0000, Philip Arnold - ASP wrote:
>> >Actually the reverse is true. You should as a developer place your READ
>> >locks. The way that the code optimizer in CF works it basically puts the
>> >lock around the assignments then processes. You will gain much better
>> >performance by manually placing these then allowing CF to do it
>> >for you. The main issue is that CF has to do the work to parse your
>> >file and ensure the
>> >locks are in place, then reprocess the code. By not allowing CF
>> >to perform this, it simply processes your code.
>
>> I disagree, but I won't debate it any longer until I can carry
>> out the performance test I posted a few messages ago and we will
>> all know for sure one way or the other.
>
>Actually, if you don't put your own locks in, CF puts it's own locks around
>every command that needs one and since it's locking and unlocking a lot if
>you have a whole list of commands that need them, this slows down the server
>
>It's always good practice to do your own locking rather than let CF do it -
>I know it's a bind, but it's worth it for speed and reliability
>
>Philip Arnold
>Director
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>ASP Multimedia Limited
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