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VladL_
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April 5, 2010
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Colfusion 9. How to start?

  • April 5, 2010
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Hello! I wish to study ColdFusion 9. Advise what to read. For what is the time it is possible to learn to use it?
And one more question. How you think, whether is for CF9 advantages before popular today python and ruby?

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    Correct answer ilssac

    Thanks!

    Html+css I know well, and here in programming a zero. And in your opinion, CF9 it is more difficult to understand, than Python or Ruby?
    The programming language to develop the program for local usage which could parse statistics of basketball matches is necessary to me and do Parsing from the Internet of statistics of basketball matches.


    VladL. wrote:

    Thanks!

    Html+css I know well, and here in programming a zero. And in your opinion, CF9 it is more difficult to understand, than Python or Ruby?

    No, I don't think CF9 is more difficult to understand then Python or Ruby.  But then I also don't think Python or Ruby is more difficult then CF9, though I have never really used them before.  I find programming is programming and if you know how to do decisions (if-then-else, case, ect) and loops (for-next, while, condition, ect) it does not matter what language you use to break down the logic.

    On the other hand.  I have yet to work with a language that makes outputing database data in a web browser much faster or easier.

    <cfquery datasource="myDSN" name="someData">
      Select aField, bField, cField
      From aTable
    </cfquery>
    <table>
    <cfoutput query="someData">
      <tr>
        <td>#aField#</td>
        <td>#bField#</td>
        <td>#cField#</td>
      </tr>
    </cfoutput>
    </table>

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    VladL_Author
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    April 5, 2010

    Aaplet for the analysis of basketball statistics

    For usage on the local computer. It can be realised on Python + Django (not to write on a pure python the management interface, etc.).

    Sense of a program in the following:
    There is, for example, a championship of Russia on basketball.
    - I by field filling hammer in names of commands
    - Is 2 select  - I by a choice of commands in селекте hammer in results of games. We will accept, in one drop-down list I have selected CSKA, from other the UNIX, and have entered the score in fields more low, and also have hammered in odds and тотал which installed bookmaker office on this match. After that, the program should paint definitely result of this match.
    - The core is that the program could download from the pages defined on the Internet statistical a metric on this match and to add in a local DB, and then to output them near each game.
    - It is necessary to make possibility of matching of statistics of commands
    - Near each match it is necessary to realise, that I could write the notices, flowing инфу about the command

    Type such. Somebody is ready to be taken for implementation of this project?

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    VladL_Author
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    April 5, 2010

    I also wish to ask - if now me CF9 it can be studied under 3rd books Ban Forta about CF8?

    ilssac
    ilssac
    Inspiring
    April 5, 2010

    ColdFusion is very good about it's backwards compatibility.

    97% or more of the information provided in the CF8 WACK books (Ben Forta's, et.al. "Web Application Construction Kit") is completely relevant to what is in CF9.

    CF9 brings some really cool integration technology that continues to expand CFML beyond the web page, HTML world.  But all the basics it has had from it's roots, stay the same.

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    VladL_Author
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    April 5, 2010

    Ian, many thanks for irrefragable answers!

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    Dan_Bracuk
    Inspiring
    April 5, 2010

    The answer depends on what you already know about databases.   If you plan to design your own databases and don't understand the term 3rd form normalization, I've heard good things about the book Database Design for Mere Mortals.  Similarly, if your sql skills are weak or non-existent, I've heard good things about the book, Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes by Ben Forta.

    Once you have a grip on that stuff, you'll need ColdFusion books.  I just checked www.forta.com, and it appears that only cf8 books are currently available.  If you've never learned ColdFusion before, they are sufficient.

    ilssac
    ilssac
    Inspiring
    April 5, 2010

    In addition to Dan's response.  Other things to consider.  How much do you know about web technologies?  HTML, CSS, JavaScript?  How much to do you know about programming?  If you have programmed, what languages and styles are you experienced and comfortable with?  What developer skills do you have - planning, documentation, requirements, design, etc.?

    Learning the syntax and language of ColdFusion is rather easy and in adition to the books by Ben Forta et.al. there are plenty of web sites and the documentation provided with CF itself is very useful.

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    VladL_Author
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    April 5, 2010

    Thanks!

    Html+css I know well, and here in programming a zero. And in your opinion, CF9 it is more difficult to understand, than Python or Ruby?
    The programming language to develop the program for local usage which could parse statistics of basketball matches is necessary to me and do Parsing from the Internet of statistics of basketball matches.

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