> ** Original Subject: RE: Fusebox > ** Original Sender: "Benjamin S. Rogers" <ben@c4.net> > ** Original Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 12:19:42 -0500

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> > > Amen to that, i have been using fusebox for a while now, and my > > opinion is that it is another layer of stuff on top of what you > > already have to do. > > When you get down to it, any methodology is just "another layer of stuff." > Fundamentally, however, a methodology is an attempt to superimpose an order > or structure to code. Although it would be nice if a methodology decreased > the amount of work a single developer had to perform to code a given > application, a methodology usually has some loftier goals such as > synchronizing disparate developers on the same team, quality assurance, code > documentation, etc. > > It's been my experience that the larger the project, the better Fusebox is > at accomplishing these goals. If, however, you are simply adding a guest > book to a relatively static site, then Fusebox would add quite a bit of > overhead and development time while gaining the developer very little, short > term or long. > > > I think i would p[ersonally tone down the fusebox methodology myself, > > it needs to be alot less complicated to trully be a catch all > > solution. > > Many people, myself included, have adopted pieces of the Fusebox > methodology. How much you adopt, if any at all, is up to you. > > > When the fuse breaks its maddening, and is just another layer to run > > through to fix stuff. > > Debugging a Fusebox application takes a little getting use to (like an hour > :), but I prefer it to other attempts I've seen which try and make the best > use of code through reuse. A Fusebox application has one entry point and one > exit point. All the developer has to do is trace the path of the FuseAction. > The only time I really run into problems is when I have several included > query templates in a row and I get a cryptic ODBC error message and a > ColdFusion "Problem occurred in tag <CFQUERY> at or around line 1...." Then > it takes the extra step of aborting processing of the page a couple times to > determine which query is in error. > > > And i don't buy the whole makes it easier to bring in other > > programmers, because almost all of them will have to learn fusebox > > and the particular way its used where they are working. > > I don't think you're being asked to buy anything. :) We require that our > programmers be familiar with Fusebox and to be able to code in a manner > similar to Fusebox. The same was true at the last place I worked where I was > head of production. This is, of course, not a requirement to getting hired, > nor do we code all our applications in this methodology. But we have found > that it works very well on larger projects with several different > specialized developers and teams working on dedicated tasks. With many a > notable exception, most programmers/designers/DBAs I've met and worked with > seem to like the style, which is always a bonus. But of course, this is a > highly subjective generalization. :) > > > I still like the idea of a methodology, im just not sold on fusebox > > As someone already noted, it is not necessary to like or "buy" fusebox, but > it is necessary to choose a methodology. Even if your methodology changes > from project to project (and hopefully it will evolve), routinely dealing > with reoccurring problems in the same manner and being able to expedite the > daily chores of programming is essential. > > In regards to Fusebox, it doesn't hurt that some very talented and > experienced ColdFusion programmers have tackled these issues already. That, > to me, is one of the greatest benefits of Fusebox. Although we don't need > many aspects of the Fusebox standard, they already exist and are freely > available for us to implement when and if we do need them. > > Benjamin S. Rogers > Web Developer, c4.net > voice: (508) 240-0051 > fax: (508) 240-0057 > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Paid Sponsorship ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get Your Own Dedicated Win2K Server! Instant Activation for $99/month w/Free Setup from SoloServer PIII600 / 128 MB RAM / 20 GB HD / 24/7/365 Tech Support Visit SoloServer, https://secure.irides.com/clientsetup.cfm.