I'm currently building several new applications using ModelGlue, and as I was going through some example code I stumbeled upon a bean not containing a init() method. I thought this to be strange, as I thought the init() method is an unwritten law when it comes to beans. I asked the author of the code (via #coldfusion on dalnet) and he told me he did not think beans shold have init() methods. So now I'm a bit confused and don't know what to think. So I'm throwing the question out in the open. Please tell me, do you think a bean should have a init() method or not, and WHY do you think what you do? Hoping for a fruitfull discution from which I can make my own conclusion.

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 Looking at the header over at Rob Gondas blog one must wonder if he think himself some kind of super hero. Well today he has proven his position as such - at least in my eyes. The MG+Ajax examples he has posted is truly cool stuff. As soon as I get my first MG sites up and running (more about my strugles in upcoming posts) I'll look into this - I know it will be a big "Ooh" factor with some of our clients :)

I started this morning reading through the new posts at "the Goog", and came upon a post by the CF JediMaster Raymond Camden, where he answers a question regarding how to handle validation in OO approached CF app. As always Ray makes a good answer.

But what really caught my eye, and made me wake up even before my first cup of tea, was a comment from Callum. He explains how he goes about doing validation in a BO (Busines Object), and in doing so also describes in a easy to understand way what a BO is. This is another one of those OO consepts/expresions that I yet had left to understand. Reading the comment by Callum just made a huge lightbulb appear above my head.

So Callum - Kudos to you!
I now (think I) know what a BO is.

I've been using xml files both as config and controller files (both within and outside frameworks), as well as for data storage. That's about it - I've not been looking into the real nitty gritty of xml.

Maybe that is why I was pretty blown away when I saw this example on Wayne Graham's blog. It shows how to use something called entity parameters to reuse portions of a XML file throughout the document (as a response to a question by Ray Camden on the Model-Glue mailing list), and even cooler in my opinion, how to use entity parameters to break up a xml configuration file into several separate files. Extremly sweet.

Sean Corfield is blogging that Tomoaki Tamaka (site in japanese) have been creating a Model Glue + Tartan variation of Seans frameworks sample application.

My friend Jared have written a Model-Glue tutorial. I'm looking forwards to giving it a spin.

Eddie Awad has put together a Model-Glue faq that is well worth a few minutes of your time (if you are or intend to start using MG that is).