1. Neo is the next release of ColdFusion, where Macromedia will be re-writing the CF engine from C++ to Java. To save you the question, you will not have to learn Java to use Neo. It will still be the same tag-based language you use today. However, to extend CF (i.e., custom tags, etc.), a knowledge of Java would benefit.
2. Why is it called Neo? I would guess two reasons. First, because "neo" means "new" and this product will be a new direction, even though it's still CF. Second, I also think it's because someone at Macromedia has a fetish with "The Matrix." Just to clarify that point, their next suite of tools is called "Trinity," so put that with "Neo" and you have somebody who needs to get out more. 3. Macromedia (who bought Allaire) is behind the product. 4. As you can tell by the previous answers, CF isn't going anywhere. In fact, I firmly believe it's going to be a viable alternative to .NET and other platforms, assuming Macromedia delivers on the features it's been touting for the last year or so. Hope this helps, Dave. ----Original Message Follows---- From: John McCosker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Talk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Is CF 5 ready for production? Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 15:34:45 -0000 >Macromedia's logic behind this is that they feel CF 5 is a stable enough >product that they'd rather have all of their developers focusing on Neo, >rather than service packs for a code base that they are effectively >abandoning. Sorry for this but, What exactly is Neo? Why is it called Neo? Who is behind Neo? (i.e. is it the same people behind CF) What happen's after CF5 (..gone forever..?) Could you define? >code base that they are effectively abandoning jmc . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
