Hi Neil, > IMO, CFC's are a great OOP addition to ColdFusion; sure they may not fit > into your Dictionary definition of OOP and they don't support > polymorphism, but they are still an OOP concept - yes?
Yes. CFCs are the best thing since.. well, UDFs. Yes, they support inheritance. OOP is not (supposed to be) a dogma, it's a loose bunch of mostly good ideas which tend to go well together. I would describe any language feature which helps you to encapsulate data and logic as an OOP feature. You know, imo this OO thing is a bit like the Fusebox argument. There are good ideas, and there are ways of implementing good ideas, and there are language/methodology features that help you to implement good ideas. It's usually a sign of inexperience to think that one particular way is the only way. And btw Matt, MM do "give everything J2EE has to offer" (pretty much). It's called JRun. I've been working with it for about 6 months and I love it. However, I can program about 3 times faster in CFML. CFCs have widened that gap. Nick ______________________________________________________________________ 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
