 | 22 Jan 00:33 There exists untold billions of lines of Server Side Java code running in production environments today. Java is a fine language, widely adopted and used by companies both large and small. One of the drawbacks in Java development is that Java is not a rapid development environment. Adding functionality, screens and new applications on top of an existing Java based SOA requires manpower and time. ColdFusion is built on J2EE underpinnings. 18 Jan 10:17 The fine folks at dzone.com have added a ColdFusion tag. Now you can add your coldfusion content to dzone.com and reach millions of developers from around the world. See ColdFusion on dzone.com Thanks to dzone.com for adding the tag. 28 Dec 06:55 One of my good friends, Rama Marupilla, showed me a recent project where he used CFGrid to make a searchable, filterable restaurant locater. Have a look at http://www.nycvisit.com/restaurantweek/. This page is a great illustration about how the power of ColdFusion 8, in the hands of a great developer, can enable powerful and relevant functionality. Great Job Rama, thanks for sharing! 18 Dec 02:00 Model-Glue is a very powerful and robust ColdFusion Framework. When solving application problems with Model-Glue there are recurring solutions that work well for particular problems. Up until now, one would have to troll the various blogs hoping the right keywords unlocked google to reveal a proper solution. While effective, this method is also time consuming. Todd Sharp has developed and released the Model-Glue cookbook. 13 Nov 05:23 Hey You can find me on the ColdFusionCommunity.org site at http://www.coldfusioncommunity.org/profile/DanWilson Thanks Thanks to Nick Tong for setting this up. Thanks also to CJ for encouraging me to sign up. You mean.... You aren't on ColdFusionCommunity.org yet? Well, sign up quick, before all the free memberships are gone. P.S. Yes, I'll be your friend.... 6 Nov 23:12 Do you dread testing your applications? Do you get bored typing 'asdasd' in the First Name field of your forms? Have you ever accidentally forgot to test functionality in your application only to have it all go down in flames when you launch to production? While that has never happened to me, (looks around shifty), there are ways to reduce testing effort while gaining test coverage through automation. The Triangle's own Jim Priest will give a talk tonight about Selenium. You need to be there. 27 Oct 07:30 Tuesday November 6th, Jim Priest will present on Selenium IDE and ANT. I am a big fan of both of these tools for Rapid Development. I was out of town when Jim gave his initial ANT presentation so I am pleased he is giving an encore. Selenium is a framework for testing web based UI. ANT is a framework for scripting and automation. Both are very easy to learn and extremely powerful. 12 Oct For the PhotoShop cowboys out there, submit your design in the next 36 hours for a shot at a Brand-Spanking-New Retail-Price-Of-1300$ ColdFusion 8 Standard License. More contest details are here. 9 Oct 22:58 The Triangle Area ColdFusion Users Group meets tonight. You have RSVP'd already haven't you? This meeting is a casual get-together. We will go over a few future topics we have lined up, our continued direction, etc.. And any questions YOU might have.. What do you want to see covered in topics... basic, intermediate, or advanced topics.. how should we split them up.... So have your voice heard! 8 Oct 21:20 Get your entries in today! Remember, the winner gets their name plastered on blogs and takes home a copy of CF8 Standard Edition! | | |