Re: PHP-based design houses???

Dean Hall wrote: > > > >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. Actually a buddy of mine works for them and this is what he had to say about that... "No it does not load the jvm each page request. Once the servlet is loaded, it generally remains in the server's memory as a single object instance. Then, the server involkes the servlet to handle a request. It does not spawn a process or interpreter so it starts handling the request almost immediately. Multiple concurrent requests are handled by separate threads." -- Christopher C.M. Allen