Reaching Deeper
Now that I've begun settling in to the role of editor-in-chief of CFDJ, I'm beginning to incorporate some ideas I have for the magazine. The first change you'll note this month is that Tales from the...
View ArticleReaching Deeper
Now that I've begun settling in to the role of editor-in-chief of CFDJ, I'm beginning to incorporate some ideas I have for the magazine. The first change you'll note this month is that Tales from the...
View ArticleGetting Ready for MAX
It's good to experiment - this holds true for any and every endeavor. Last month I tried something different with CFDJ; almost every article in the issue was about one topic - security. I've gotten a...
View ArticleMAX Impact
I've just returned to London from MAX 2004...what a conference! The announcement of the availability of Flex 1.5; cool demos of Blackstone, Flex, Flash on mobile devices; and a sneak peek at what's in...
View ArticleChange Is in the Air
As I write this, I am beginning to box up my belongings and prepare for another move across the Atlantic. I've accepted the position of CIO at AboutWeb - a staff augmentation and software development...
View ArticleNew Year Brings Change
For several months I've been promising there would be changes in CFDJ in the New Year. Change in the form of offering deep-focused issues. Change in the form of new regular and semi-regular columns....
View Article"It's Here!" - Editor-in-Chief of ColdFusion Developer's Journal Introduces...
ColdFusion Developer's Journal editor-in-chief Simon Horwith writes: 'It's finally here! ColdFusion MX 7 was released about an hour prior to this writing. This release is the most customer driven...
View ArticleCFMX 7: "This Is the Release That Will Make You a Hero Again," Says...
'I get excited every time we release a new version of ColdFusion,' writes Tim Buntel. 'I usually hit the road and talk about the release to customers at their companies, user group events, and...
View ArticleWriting Code...and Your Opinion
I want to take this opportunity to announce a new service to the development community - 'blog-n-play.' Blog-n-play is a Web site launched by SYS-CON that allows anyone who'd like, to create his or her...
View ArticleIt's Here!
It's finally here! ColdFusion MX 7 is the most customer driven release of ColdFusion to date - new features for delivering printable content in the form of portable (FlashPaper or PDF) documents or...
View ArticleTwo of My Favorite Things: Software Architecture + ColdFusion
The topic of focus for this month's issue is 'architecture.' Software architecture is the study and practice of the art of planning and developing applications, and it also happens to be my favorite...
View ArticleHow Healthy Is Your ColdFusion Server?
Before describing this month's prize and contest, I would like to thank everyone for their submissions to our first contest (CFDJ vol. 7 issue 3). That contest objective was to modify Ray Camden's blog...
View Article"Ladies and gentlemen, the sky is not falling"
At the time of this writing, Adobe has recently announced its plan to acquire Macromedia in an all-stock trade worth billions ($3.4 billion was the estimate at the time of the announcement). The...
View ArticleColdFusion Is Ten Years Old
I'm writing this editorial on the exact day that ColdFusion 1.0 was released back in 1995. Looking back over the server's evolution, it's really come a long way from its start as a CGI application...
View ArticleCFDJ Contest - It's All About Being Practical
This month, I am pleased to announce that Kevin Kazmierczak is the winner of the contest to develop a polling/survey application. His submission included a simple set-up and script for creating and...
View ArticleIt's a Great Issue This Month, Even Better Issues on the Horizon!
In addition to the XML and community articles I've mentioned, we also have some terrific articles about other topics. In the regular 'Macromedia Speaks Out' column, Tim Buntel introduces the ColdFusion...
View ArticleMAX 2005 – CFDJ's Editor-in-Chief: "Be Sure to Stop By and Say Hello"
It was exactly one year ago that ColdFusion Developer's Journal began focusing heavily on a different topic every month. The feedback that I hear from our readers at conferences and via email indicates...
View ArticleColdFusion CFC Query in Dreamweaver
As a developer I tend to focus my attention on learning the tools that best meet my immediate project needs. As a Macromedia Certified Instructor I am in the position of having to learn all of the new...
View ArticleWelcome the Arrival of Adobe and Web 2.0
It's official - the Adobe acquisition of Macromedia has been finalized and our beloved ColdFusion has a new home. Is this a bad thing? No, not at all. There was a lot of talk within the community about...
View Article2005: "One of the Most Significant Years in ColdFusion History"
'2005 has been one of the most significant years in history for ColdFusion developers and Web developers in general,' writes CFDJ Editor-in-Chief Simon Horwith. '2006 looks to be a very promising year...
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