I'm not a CF expert but as I understand it CF is a tag language that is
primarily used for automating web sites. You may be able to do some of the
same things that you can do with JSP but I would definately not equate it
with Java. Java is a full-blown object oriented language that can be used
to create complex systems in an efficient manner. JSP is only one part of
Java. JSP allows you to create a presentation layer which usually
communicates with business logic components such as JavaBeans and Enterprise
Java Beans on the back end. Tools like JSP and CF are not good for modeling
logic themselves.
If you are going to create systems that are complex or which need to be
highly scalable and maintainable I recommend that you become familiar with
Java. You can use either CF or JSP for the front end but Java components
are the best solution I know of for the back end.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jackie Comeau [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 10:39 AM
To: JRun-Talk
Subject: RE: Learning path..Should I take it?
I'm not familiar with CF, but if you can write Java code using CF and it's
portable, I don't see any other reason to go to JSP. You'd be learning a
language that would do the same things....if that is where CF is heading as
you noted.
Jackie
On Monday, July 30, 2001 11:43 AM, SURBER, ANDREW L (SBC-MSI)
[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote:
> Speaking of CF and ASP programmers learning JSP...
>
> JSP seems like a lot of overhead to accomplish the same end result
compared
> to CF or ASP. IF CF 6 is going to be implemented in Java that means my CF
> apps are going to be more portable.
>
> What kinds of things would I use JSP for that I wouldn't use CF for?
>
> -Thanks
>
>
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