ColdFusion Developer's Journal Special Focus Issue: Frameworks
I've been a certified ColdFusion instructor for six years and speak regularly at user groups and conferences. One thing I've learned without a shadow of a doubt is that talk is cheap. Anyone can talk a...
View Articlei-Technology Viewpoint: We Need Not More Frameworks, But Better Programmers
It's no secret that I've been outspoken about not liking frameworks for quite some time now. The truth is, I believe that frameworks have a lot to offer. The most significant benefit that organizations...
View ArticleThe Future of ColdFusion – Major Flex 2 Deployments Are On Their Way, Says...
'I'm shocked...shocked, I say, at just how much the ColdFusion landscape is changing. I'm specifically impressed with the impact that recent trends and events have had on the community.' His editorial...
View ArticleShowing Commitment to the CF Community
I've written a lot lately about the growing strength of the ColdFusion development community - shown by the onslaught of frameworks and the rapid adoption and support for these frameworks, the growing...
View ArticleWhat I Love About ColdFusion
When ColdFusion was first released there was one main feature, more than any other feature, that made it very popular very fast: ColdFusion makes it ridiculously easy to create Web pages that can talk...
View ArticleCFDJ EDitorial — Thoughts from My Blog
I was really busy for several weeks prior to CFUnited and am back on the road again... but there's a silver lining. I'm basically done with my first round of SAM docs and I will be making those...
View ArticleCFDJ Editorial — Good 'ol CF" and the New Frontier
Let's face it, the web is a frequently changing landscape - more so now than it has been since its inception. When the term 'Web 2.0' first set the industry on fire, I have to admit, I was not terribly...
View ArticleCFDJ - The Ultimate Resource for ColdFusion Developers
When ColdFusion Developer's Journal was launched eight years ago, it was the first printed periodical exclusively by and for ColdFusion developers. Over the years there have been many changes in...
View ArticleCFDJ Editorial — Increase Your Productivity 100%
Usually, when something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. We've all seen the spam - 'Increase your 100%' e-mails that are clearly nothing more than ridiculous claims with no validity.read more
View ArticleAdobe University Evangelists
Spending as much time as I have speaking before audiences, I try very hard to keep an eye on trends and attitudes within demographic groups, including university students. I have also had the...
View ArticleCFDJ Editorial — Making Heads or Tails of the Many CF Conferences
ColdFusion developers today are presented with more options than ever before - more developer tools, more conferences and learning resources, and more development choices in the form of frameworks and...
View ArticleA New Year's Resolution: Get to Know ColdFusion
Keeping up to date with the most recent versions of software and programming languages is the toughest challenge for me as a developer. With each passing year it seems that the demands of being a top...
View ArticleColdFusion: So Easy, Even a Caveman Can Do It!
While recently channel surfing, one of the 'Geico caveman' commercials came on the tube to remind me that Geico.com is so easy to use, even a caveman can do it. Plenty of ColdFusion developers are not...
View ArticleColdFusion and AJAX
Since our last issue, several events have transpired that have significant impact for ColdFusion developers. I have been keeping my eye on several trends and have been evaluating whether or not they...
View ArticleCareer Growth 101 for the ColdFusion Developer
A student recently asked me what he could do to further his career, and inquired as to how I got to the point I am at on my own. This is a subject generally reserved for informal chit-chat among...
View ArticleThe Next Programming Models, RIAs and Composite Applications
I've been around software for 20 years now. Looking back, I have mixed feelings about the progress we've made. The end results have been amazing but the process of building software hasn't...
View ArticleScorpio and Apollo - Coming Soon to a Town Near You!
Yes, you read the title correctly: 'Scorpio,' the highly anticipated eighth major release of ColdFusion is coming soon to a town near you. Even before the release of the highly successful ColdFusion MX...
View ArticleColdFusion 8 Makes Developers' Lives Easier
On May 30, Adobe released the public beta of ColdFusion 8. Although things can change between the public beta and the final release - the features included in CF 8 are unlikely to change between now...
View ArticleCFDJ Editorial — Scorpio Becomes Beta
Roman astrology turned into the Greek alphabet recently, with the announcement that the previously named 'Scorpio' has been released as the ColdFusion 8 Beta. Initial reaction from the most...
View ArticleWhat Kind of ColdFusion Developer Are You?
My editorial last month was a high-level overview of all the new features in ColdFusion 8. Many of these features were generally divided into one of two categories: features that address developer...
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