Many developers wonder, “Is ColdFusion dead?” Dead?! Developers around the world are using the language and development platform right now. They’re developing modern, powerful apps like wizards. Adobe, too, keeps updating the platform, with Adobe ColdFusion 2025. This latest enchanted artifact in the developer’s arsenal delivers power, speed, and security fit for the realms of […]
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Cold Depression and ColdFusion
ContentsI had Cold DepressionMy story: How did it start?Honesty in 2000Intuitive changesWhy Cold Depression matters to CFersCF stagnationAre we depressed about the zombie rumor of CF dying?When did the false rumors about ColdFusion dying actually start?¡Viva la CF Alive revolución!CF Alive podcastWhat is Cold Depression exactly?The “Energy Bunny” cover-upLet’s Welcome ChangeWhat can we do?If you […]
How To Find Your Next Job As a ColdFusion Developer
ContentsJob Hunting Tips for CFersIn this article, you will learn:How to find job if you’re a CFerNetworkJob Hiring Platforms Upwork: a headhunting site which posts available projects and rates and tries to match them with available freelancers.TopTal: a curated list of available talent.Specialized sites like GetCFMLJobs.com and cf411.com and jobrack.euMarket Yourself WellBe a PRO CFerAlways Stay […]
ColdFusion Security: Guarding Your Precious (Data) Against Digital Orcs
ColdFusion is a powerful and secure development platform that offers built-in protection to help developers create secure, high-performing web applications with confidence. Imagine, if you will, walking into your office only to find it transformed into a scene straight out of Office Mordor—phones ringing, colleagues huddled like nervous hobbits before a battle, the air […]
CFML Open Source: Everything You Need To Know About Lucee
The long wait is over. Lucee 6.0 is here! Finally! Let’s see what makes Lucee such a force in the programming world, then see its newest tricks. ContentsEverything You Need To Know About LuceeWhat is CFML open source/Lucee?What is Lucee used for?Lucee and ColdFusion: siblings, not twinsLucee ≠ ColdFusionWhat makes Lucee different from CF?Is Lucee […]
Programmer Burnout (Prevent and Deal With it Successfully)
Perhaps you’ve already seen it in some of your developers: the bleary-eyed stare of a tech maestro feeling less like Steve Jobs and more like the Bible’s Job, a punching back for the Lord. There’s a technical term for it, one I’m encountering more and more often among friends, colleagues, and clients. It’s called burnout, […]
Adobe ColdFusion Developer Week 2021
Adobe ColdFusion Developer Week 2021 was held from Tuesday 6/22/21 through Thursday 6/24/21. It was an online event, and all sessions were recorded for attendees (more on that further in the text). So even if you did not attend the event, you should register for it and be able to download the recordings. ContentsAbout the […]
100 CF Alive Revolution
ColdFusion Alive started as an antidote to a lot of negativity, isolation, and nay-saying within the developer community, especially among those using Adobe’s development platform. For years, I’d respond to claims that ColdFusion was deader than Jimmy Hoffa. That it was “legacy.” That it couldn’t compete with its modern, newer competitors. It was a struggle […]
Adobe ColdFusion 2021 in the Cloud (Modernized For the Next Decade)
Adobe ColdFusion 2021 is released! It was born a few days before ColdFusion Summit 2020 in November 2020. We look at all the new features for multi-cloud, microservices, llambda, performance, security and more below. And yes, the name did change from CF 2020 to CF 2021. More on that later. Reasons why CFers are upgrading […]
Adobe ColdFusion Markup Language Guide (Powerful, More Modernized)
ColdFusion language has become cool (again). It used to be reserved for the top 1% of the crowd and for the government. Not anymore. As the CIO of a top company, you have a responsibility to use the top-notch resources available out there. That’s Adobe ColdFusion, without a doubt. ContentsWhy Adobe ColdFusion is Vital for […]
