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ColdFusion Alive Revolution

July 31, 2020 By Michaela Light Leave a Comment

If you want ColdFusion to be more alive, then *you* have to commit to taking some small personal action today.  Waiting for megacorps, the IT press, or the “programming fashion” to change toward CFML doesn’t cut it in 2020. Here are 7 small steps that we, as improving CFer developers, could do today. Some only […]

Filed Under: CF Alive, CF Alive Book, CF Alive Podcast, CFML, CFML Open- Source, ColdFusion, ColdFusion 2018, ColdFusion 2020, ColdFusion community, ColdFusion Developer

Modernization of Adobe ColdFusion (More Secure Than Ever)

November 29, 2018 By Michaela Light Leave a Comment

With the modernization of Adobe ColdFusion, we are witnessing some major improvements in many fields. Security is just one of many. Auto Lockdown features, Containerization and many more are visible as well. Let’s dive in and see what make CF modern and reliable.     Security Security concerns are an important part of any programming […]

Filed Under: Auto Security Lockdown, CF Alive Book, ColdFusion, ColdFusion 2018, Learn ColdFusion, Legacy Code, Modernize ColdFusion, Scalability, Security

State-of-the-Art Tools That Keep ColdFusion Alive

November 14, 2018 By Michaela Light Leave a Comment

Am I the only one who gets excited when sitting down to hash out some new CFML code? You know. one of the best parts about using ColdFusion (or Lucee for that matter) is the ease of use. CFML is a language that is capable of many things, but it’s simple to use. Ever stop […]

Filed Under: Auto Security Lockdown, AWS, CF Alive Book, CF Tags, CF Vs. Other Languages, CFML, ColdFusion, ColdFusion 2018, Cool Stuff, Docker, Fusebox, FusionReactor, Java, Lucee

CF Alive Podcast Behind the Scenes

October 31, 2018 By Michaela Light Leave a Comment

How did I get into programming in general? I was born in Berkshire, England in 1964. At a young age I realized I had a talent for mathematics and software development. I pursued my gifts and graduated from Cambridge University with a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Mathematics. I had lots of side project experience […]

Filed Under: CF Alive Book, CF Alive Podcast, ColdFusion 2018

How to Make Adobe ColdFusion Desirable Again

October 17, 2018 By Michaela Light Leave a Comment

Without good marketing, a product can die. There are some out there who say that Adobe ColdFusion is dying. However, ColdFusion experts and developers agree that it is very much alive. And technically it is excellent. Perhaps the problem is not CF itself, but with its marketing.   So what steps can we take as […]

Filed Under: CF Alive Book, CFSummit Tagged With: Adobe ColdFusion 2018, Legacy code

The End of CF Summit 2018 (an Amazing Time for ColdFusion)

October 16, 2018 By Michaela Light Leave a Comment

Wow! What a rush! The 2018 Adobe ColdFusion Summit is officially over. This year’s Summit was really one for the books. The sheer number of different speakers was just amazing. Each speaker gave such wonderful insights into the world of ColdFusion and CFML operations. Whoever said ColdFusion is dead definitely needs to reconsider that statement. […]

Filed Under: CF Alive Book, CFSummit, ColdFusion 2018 Tagged With: CF Alive, ColdFusion 2018

CF Alive book launched at Adobe CF Summit (a best seller!)

October 1, 2018 By Michaela Light Leave a Comment

The new book “CF Alive: Making ColdFusion Modern, Vibrant and Secure” launched today at Adobe CF Summit. And already it is an Amazon best seller. After months of work on the book, today is a very happy and important day for me. I also believe that this is a very important milestone for the whole […]

Filed Under: Adobe CF Summit East 2018, CF Alive Book Tagged With: CF Alive, CF Summit 2018

Making Adobe ColdFusion a Thriving Community

September 26, 2018 By Michaela Light Leave a Comment

CF Community is alive Despite its great technological features, ColdFusion is only as strong as its community. Nobody should feel alone when coding in CF anymore when there is a vibrant CF Community you can be part of. That is why outreach to developers outside the community is so important. Together, we can help to […]

Filed Under: CF Alive Book

Adobe ColdFusion and the Fear of Change

September 24, 2018 By Michaela Light Leave a Comment

ColdFusion software development is always evolving. And fast! In fact, it changes at such a rapid pace that the next big thing is always around the corner. Keeping up can be difficult for some developers and organizations. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do our best to keep up. Should we reject this or embrace it? […]

Filed Under: CF Alive Book

The State of the ColdFusion Ecosystem

September 19, 2018 By Michaela Light Leave a Comment

In the State of CF Union Survey 2018 (Amazing Final Results & Analysis) I asked: What aspects of CF are preventing you or your company from embracing CF? The top concern, which was given by 72% of the participants, says that is is because CF is seen as dying/legacy. I am committed to changing his […]

Filed Under: CF Alive Book

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