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Recent Blog Comments By Clint Willard

• ColdFusion 10 - Script vs. Tags And My Coding Methodology

  Posted on Dec 15, 2012 at 8:56 AM

  I prefer scripting over tagging because I can scan code much more quickly to get the meaning of it and follow the logic. Tags weigh down the amount of information my eyes have to process to get to the meat of the matter. And everything you pointed out that you assume scripting is lacking is... read more »

• Learning ColdFusion 9: Resetting Applications With ApplicationStop()

  Posted on Jan 27, 2011 at 3:44 PM

  Didn't read every comment but my opinion is that applicationStop() should NOT stop or reset sessions for the reason that I may want to restart the application after a change without effecting sessions. If your app crashes when it follows this manner then you should rethink your dependencies if po... read more »

• Learning ColdFusion 9: Using CFQuery (And Other Service Tags) In CFScript

  Posted on Oct 11, 2010 at 9:57 AM

  Thanks for your time, good information. Ever since CF 9 came out I'm finding myself scripting everything as more tags become scriptable. Guess I'm just comfortable with it. Having to break out of cfscript to do anything tag based seems like an intrusive break in my flow. The only place I lik... read more »

• Learning ColdFusion 9: Using CFQuery (And Other Service Tags) In CFScript

  Posted on Oct 10, 2010 at 5:51 PM

  @Ben Like I said, I was playing around with this stuff, my first attempt at queries in cfscript fashion. So actually I hadn't found a use for either setResult() or setName() yet. Neither of those seem to do anything useful so any light you can shed on it would illuminate my limited experien... read more »

• Learning ColdFusion 9: Using CFQuery (And Other Service Tags) In CFScript

  Posted on Oct 8, 2010 at 12:45 PM

  Thanks for the info. Here's my first test script using this query in cfscript stuff, maybe useful to someone. <cfscript> setSelections = 0; transid = 5; limited = ""; o... read more »