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Relative CFLoop Performance for Various Loop Structures

May 21st, 2008 · 6 Comments · ColdFusion, Programming

Introduction
Jim over at Ben Nadel’s blog made the assertion that looping a list is faster than looping a struct.  It’s an interesting assertion that looping a list would be faster than looping an array.  I did a test of my own to find out.
Setup
Starting with objects with 1 entry populated, I increased the number of [...]

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Established Programmers Getting Started in Web Development

May 21st, 2008 · No Comments · Programming

An acquaintance of mine has recently graduated from college with a degree in computer science.  Where he went, apparently they stressed theory over practice.  He’s got some C++, Lisp, Java, and MySQL experience, but has never touched web development (neither HTML, nor even viewed source on a web page).
He’s hoping to get a job with [...]

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