Slides of my presentation at CFCamp 2016 on " cfFramework vs World" a brief presentation of what is a framework and differences of implementation's philosophy. cfFramework is a MVC framework for Coldfusion and other cfml engine.

1. cfFramework vs wOrld
cfCamp 2016- October 20th
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2. Disclaimer
This presentation reflect my own opinion.
As you are free to have a different one, so do I.
Like a italian mother, I can not be totally
objective about my framework.
But as a french how can I be wrong ? ;)
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3. Disclaimer #2
Maybe I will say those words :
Java, Php, Symfony, Zend, Drupal,
Joomla, Magento, Spring,
Wordpress, …
Please, do not throw up
on the near person!
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4. What’s a framework
“In computer programming, a software framework is an
abstraction in which software providing generic functionality
can be selectively changed by additional user-written code,
thus providing application-specific software. A software
framework is a universal, reusable software environment
that provides particular functionality as part of a larger
software platform to facilitate development of software
applications, products and solutions. […]”
-- Wikipedia guys
NB: You have passed the biggest slides
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5. What’s a framework
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6. CFML MVC Frameworks
• ColdBox
• FW/1
• CFWheels (reloaded)
• onTap (no update since 2014)
• Mach-II (RIP)
• FuseBox (RIP)
• Model-Glue (RIP)
• cfFramework
(from now)
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7. Difference of philosophy
• Config over Dev
Drupal’s case
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8. Difference of philosophy
• Configuration by Convention
Symfony’s case
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9. Difference of philosophy
• Minimalism vs functionality
FW/1* vs ColdBox**
* <= version 2.5.x
** and %Box
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10. Difference of philosophy
• Plugins handling and why ?
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11. Difference of philosophy
• Fw Maintenance & Evolution
Joomla! Upgrade from v1.0 to >= v2.x
(disaster)
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12. Difference of philosophy
• Ease of development
Magento’s case
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13. Best Framework ever ?
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14. Best Framework ever ?
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15. Best Framework ever ?
• My opinion doesn’t count here, only yours
based on :
– Knowledge of the fwk
– Features of the fwk (and plugins)
– Team behind fwk (size, maturity, endurance)
– Quantity of time spent (and on what)
– Maintainability of your application
– Your team quality and turnover
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16. cfFramework – v0.x
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17. Structure of cfFramework
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18. Structure of cfFramework
• Configuration
A simple example
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19. Structure of cfFramework
• Routing & controllers
A very simple example
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20. Structure of cfFramework
• Views
Another simple example
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21. Structure of cfFramework
• Model
Let’s see
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22. Structure of cfFramework
• Rendering
Please, just a tiny example again
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23. Structure of cfFramework
• Rules of development
– #1 Everything is (or should be) an object
– #2 Every objects should be extensible
– #3 If it’s unclear or dirty, it has to be refactored
– #4 It should never left you on a dead-end
– #5 It has to be close to 100% compatible with CF9
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24. Structure of cfFramework
• Next things on the roadmap
– IOC abstraction (possibility to choose another)
– RestFUL integration (abstraction of engines)
– Plugins feature
– Events & Listeners
– Change context to an object
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25. Life of cfFramework
• Some facts
– Non profit application
– No “free or rental organisation” behind (yet ?)
– Large crew composed of almost one person
– Totally open to critics and help
– Big plan to take over the world ! (kidding)
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26. cfFramework
Questions
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27. Structure of cfFramework
• An obvious but tricky question :
Why another framework ?
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28. Structure of cfFramework
• Question from a FB guy :
Why you should use cfFramework?
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29. Structure of cfFramework
• Question from a Friend :
Why Railo and cf9 compatibility ?
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30. Structure of cfFramework
• Now it’s your turn to asks questions :
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31. Structure of cfFramework
• cfFramework is available on github :
https://github.com/jlepage/cfFramework
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32. Special Thanks
• Michael Hnat from BlueGras (& CFCamp)
• My Besties Boys : Aurelien & Hervé
• My colleague and dear friend : Olivier
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33. It’s finish
If you any questions later…
or if you wan t to be involve in cfFramework
Thanks you for your attention
(and to have been so gentle with a French guy)
Twitter : @jlepage_info
Web : cfm.io
FB Page : cfFramework
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