Re: PHP-based design houses???

> >In any case, did you hear that Cold Fusion is moving to a Java engine? This > > > is all from word-of-mouth -- perhaps someone can confirm it -- but I > hear > > that Allaire is rewriting their scripting engine in Java to make it > > cross-platform, and that every CF page will be translated into a JSP page, > > which will be translated into a servlet, which will be compiled into a > > .class file, which will be interpreted by the Java virtual machine. LOL. > > That's not a very accurate description of what is happening at Allaire with > CF. But complete whitepapers outlining the changes are available on their > website if anyone is interested. > > This is no slam to the original poster. This subject is one that engenders > much heated discussion and confusion among even the most devout CF users! As I said, this was from word of mouth (from a CF user, not a PHP user). And it seemed to be in line with what would need to happen if CF files were to be run through a Java Servlet engine. Dean.