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 […]
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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 in November 2020. In this post, we will look at all the new features for multi-cloud, microservices, llambda, performance, security and more. And yes, the name did change from CF 2020 to CF 2021. More on that later. Reasons why CFers […]
Adobe ColdFusion Markup Language Guide (Powerful, More Modernized)
Adobe ColdFusion stands out as a powerful and modernized web development platform, enabling organizations to build secure, scalable, and high-performance applications with rapid turnaround. Leveraging ColdFusion Markup Language (CFML) and its JavaScript-like CFScript, developers can easily create robust, maintainable, and future-ready solutions. Modern ColdFusion offers advanced features like containerization, seamless cloud integration, and enhanced security, […]
State of the CF Union 2021 Survey Results
Below are the partial results to date for the 2021 State of the CF Union survey. See how you compare with other CFML developers. Discover what most developers use for tools, languages, database and development methods. Can you help? If you have a blog, are on a ColdFusion list, LinkedIn, Facebook, Google group please share […]
State of the CF Union 2021 Survey Released
State of the CF Union 2021 Survey is finished! Take a look and be part of State of the CF Union 2022 Survey here. Help us find out the state of the CF Union – what versions of CFML Engine do people use, what frameworks, tools etc. Here are the 2021 Survey Results, so that […]
Funny ColdFusion Custom Tag Competition – CFML Jokes
Recently I decided to run a little competition. The goal was to write your best ColdFusion custom tag joke, and post it. No big reason for that, I just wanted to shake everyone up and see how creative CF’ers can be. Although, I already know they are very funny and creative. You can check out […]
ColdFusion Development: Less Coding for Faster Turnaround
As any ColdFusion expert and consultant will tell you, we constantly run into companies using only select parts of ColdFusion and not its full potential. It’s like a chef with a huge spice rack who only uses paprika. Creating apps, like cooking, needs diverse tools and ingredients to truly shine. That means incorporating everything ColdFusion […]
ColdFusion Server Crashing – First 3 Steps to Fix it Fast
Has your site or app ever crashed, sending the IT department into a collective meltdown? Perhaps you’re running an e-commerce site whose customers can’t log in. Or a networking platform that’s suddenly off everyone’s network. Downtime and site maintenance can be costly resource hogs that draw your IT team’s attention away from other vital work. […]
What are CFers learning?
Every year, ColdFusion developers (“CFers”) continue to invest in learning new tools, frameworks, and technologies that keep the CFML ecosystem modern and relevant. The community never stands still — and this year is no exception. Below are the top ColdFusion tools and concepts CFers are focusing on today, based on community discussions, polls, and the […]
4 Reasons Why Your ColdFusion Web Apps Are Suffering (And How To Avoid It)
CIOs and their teams go to great lengths — and expenses — to put together the perfect, pristine web app. Yet things can go awry. Some web apps don’t live up to their potential. Happens in ColdFusion, like any other language. I see it all the time doing my ColdFusion consulting work. These problems become […]
