We have run the State of the ColdFusion Union Surveys for nearly 10 years now. This year was particularly inspiring. And interesting results too. And special thanks to Brad Wood who helped me edit the survey questions and reviewed the results with me in two webinars. We have summarized all the ColdFusion analysis and commentary in this […]
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State of The CF Union 2017 Analysis part 1 with Brad Wood
Hello and welcome. In the 2017 State of the CF Union survey report, we have detailed breakdowns of tools and techniques used by the top CFML developers around the world. This time we had 472 responses to the survey, which is slightly lower than last year. Before we begin with the results, we’d like to thank […]
ColdFusion Summit 2017 Full Review & List of Presentations
Intense two days of presentations, meetings, and networking at Las Vegas and all that under the Adobe hat. And an awesome pre-conference training. And a great breakfast! From November 15-17 2017 Adobe organized its yearly conference with the main topic ColdFusion. We took enough time to track down and put together a nice list of […]
ColdFusion Project Vision and Clear Objectives (#1 Reason for Success)
What happens when you start a new ColdFusion project? Your boss or client will come in your office and start asking you questions about many things. This is the moment when you should take some time to work on your strategy and make sure you don’t fall into the trap of unclear thinking and vision. They are allowed […]
A powerful strategy to help avoid delays in your ColdFusion project
Dependency tracking- Why it’s important Similarly to tracking resources, keeping track of dependencies between tasks helps avoid delays. Thanks to that, you know which prior task or tasks need to be completed before the next task can be finished. Tools In a multi-man-year projects you can use a GANTT chart to track dependencies.What’s more, you can also […]
Take the comprehensive State of the CF Union Survey 2017
State of the CF Union 2017 Survey is finished! Take a look and be part of State of the CF Union 2022 Survey here. Let Your Voice Be Heard. Participate to the 2017 CF State of the Union Survey. Thanks for participating! It will help us all determine what versions of CFML are most popular today, […]
Secrets to the good ColdFusion project planning and it’s methods
Poor Planning Have you ever started a project when you felt that it’s not planned carefully and you were just waiting for something to go wrong? Key analyst gets sick, lead ColdFusion developer has to work on another project, everyone needs to wait one week for the server to get set up. Or maybe the […]
4 Best strategies to avoid mistakes in your CFML projects
When you start every software project hopes are high. You would meet all deadlines and exceed go beyond expectations. Users would get involved and be excited about the project, executives would be on board and see it fit into the company strategic plan. Communication would go smoothly and it would be clear what the real needs […]
4 Best strategies to avoid mistakes in your ColdFusion projects pt. 2
Welcome! This is the second part of 4 Best strategies to avoid mistakes in your ColdFusion projects In case you missed the first part, you can read it here. Project champion- your second most valuable advocate The IT department is often perceived by other departments as not being on the same side, not “one of […]
First 3 things to ask when hiring your next CFML developer
What happened the last time you started a new ColdFusion project and wasn’t sure about your team, and how will they handle it? Recently, I had a meeting with (let’s call him) John, from one very big company. He actually wasn’t sure if he wanted to quit his job as a CIO or ask for […]
