Yes, that's another interpretation. I suppose it's us developers who are to blame, though. Who wants to spend time just speeding up software? What we want to do is develop new cool features with funky drop-downs and bizarre error messages.
Paolo > -----Original Message----- > From: Spike [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 25 July 2002 17:12 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] CFMX performance > > > Sounds like you're saying that more features = ability to do > more in the > same amount of time. > > In other words, new software isn't usually faster, it's got more > features instead. > > Would that be about right? > > Spike > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 25 July 2002 18:03 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] CFMX performance > > > > > > > > MS Word 97 can do more than MS Word 3 in a similar time, but > > it's not faster. > > > > > > Duncan Cumming > > IT Manager > > > > http://www.alienationdesign.co.uk > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Tel: 0141 575 9700 > > Fax: 0141 575 9600 > > > > Creative solutions in a technical world > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Get your domain names online from: > http://www.alienationdomains.co.uk > > Reseller options available! > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > "Spike" > > > > <spike@prisma To: > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > -it.com> cc: > > > > Subject: RE: [ > > cf-dev ] CFMX performance > > 07/25/02 > > > > 04:59 PM > > > > Please > > > > respond to > > > > dev > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sorry Paolo, > > > > That's a bit too abstract for me to see how it relates to the > > difference in 'speed' or 'ability do more in a given time' > > between CF 5 and CFMX, or between CFMX and .NET. > > > > Like I said I'm having a stoopid day. > > > > Spike > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Paolo Piponi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: 25 July 2002 17:56 > > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] CFMX performance > > > > > > > > > Okay... > > > > > > If you ask two people to write a letter, one person has a > > computer and > > > once person has a pen and paper, you'll probably find little > > > difference between them when it comes to writing a single letter, > > > getting it on paper and in an envelope. > > > > > > Now ask them to write the same letter 20 times then the > > computer user > > > will do it a lot faster. > > > > > > Ask them to write completely different letters to 20 > > different people > > > then the gain is much reduced. > > > > > > As I said, the difference is subtle, but you might consider > > it if you > > > had to weigh up which platforms to develop on for which > > applications. > > > > > > Paolo > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Spike [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: 25 July 2002 16:45 > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] CFMX performance > > > > > > > > > > > > I must be having a stoopid day today... > > > > > > > > What's the difference between software that's faster, and > > software > > > > that allows you to do more in the same time? > > > > > > > > Spike > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Paolo Piponi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > Sent: 25 July 2002 17:43 > > > > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > > > > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] CFMX performance > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Woodwork? Where have you been the last 2000 years. It's all > > > > > silicon now. > > > > > > > > > > Yes, I accept your point, but, as I said, you'll > > probably find the > > > > > biggest gain is that you can do more in the same time. The > > > > > absolute speed increase will be less. Although > > compiled, you must > > > > > still open, run and close each call. On simple actions, > > not much > > > > > change. But, you can do more in the same time. > > > > > > > > > > Paolo > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: Russ 'Snake' Michaels [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > Sent: 25 July 2002 16:36 > > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] CFMX performance > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and paolo comes out of the woodwork :-) > > > > > > Well because it is compiled pcode now instead of > interpreted. > > > > > > Which is a faster process. > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: Paolo Piponi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > Sent: 25 July 2002 16:39 > > > > > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > > > > > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] CFMX performance > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Why were we expecting a massive increase in > > > performance? Software > > > > > > rarely gets faster, it just allows you to do more > in the same > > > > > > time. 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