Execution Times
In reference to the Date Loop, this is a perfect example of when using multiple <cfoutput> on a page can actually slow down the processing of page. (Every so slightly.)
Test Case 1: Loop over date for 1200 months or 100 years with one <cfoutput>. The execution time averages ~360ms.
<cfoutput>
<cfset previousMonth="">
<cfloop index="currentDate" from="#dateAdd('m',-1200,now())#" to="#now()#" step="1">
<cfif month(currentDate) neq previousMonth>
<cfset previousMonth=month(currentDate)>
<br />
#dateformat(currentDate,'mmmm yyyy')#<br />
</cfif>
#day(currentDate)#
<cfif dayofweek(currentDate) is 7>
<br />
</cfif>
</cfloop>
</cfoutput>
Test Case 2: Loop over date for 1200 months or 100 years with a >cfoutput< for each variable that needs outputed. The execution time averages ~375ms.
<cfset previousMonth="">
<cfloop index="currentDate" from="#dateAdd('m',-1200,now())#" to="#now()#" step="1">
<cfif month(currentDate) neq previousMonth>
<cfset previousMonth=month(currentDate)>
<br /><cfoutput>#dateformat(currentDate,'mmmm yyyy')</cfoutput><br />
</cfif>
<cfoutput>#day(currentDate)#</cfoutput>
<cfif dayofweek(currentDate) is 7>
<br />
</cfif>
</cfloop>
