Hi there! This is Michaela Light. Unfortunately, I couldn’t make it personally to the CFCamp in Munich. However, my associate Paul has gone in my stead. And boy, from the pics and videos he’s been sending me. It looks like a great time and an informative one too. Let’s take a look at some of […]
Adobe ColdFusion Conferences (Comprehensive list)
ColdFusion Conferences and Webinars 2022 What can we expect in 2022? We CAN now expect a lot more. I see that, so far, Ortus and Adobe have announced live events, and that makes me very happy. As it is probably the case with lots of CF developers out there. Let’s dive in and see what […]
109 Meet the Adobe ColdFusion Evangelist (CF AMA) with Mark Takata
Mark Takata talks about “Meet the Adobe ColdFusion Evangelist (CF AMA)” in this episode of the CF Alive Podcast, with host Michaela Light. Show notes What is a “CF evangelist”? What do you do Tech evangelist vs support/sales evangelist Mark from tech background → tech evangelist Dev experiences Dev relations Support Route issues to the […]
Comprehensive ColdFusion Learning and Training List (Learn CFML Fast)
How to Learn ColdFusion? Lately, I have been reading comments asking about CF training and certification. A lot of CF developers want to improve their skills. Another question asked a lot is: “I want to learn ColdFusion programming which websites or books can you recommend for me?” Is there any good Adobe ColdFusion tutorial? The […]
Adobe ColdFusion Comprehensive Guide (More Powerful, More Modernized, More Alive)
Programming in CFML 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. Overview This article answers your […]
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 […]
What are CFers learning in 2022?
I ran a poll on Facebook last week about this topic. It seems to me that the community (ColdFusion community) is interested in investing in learning even more now. Various topics have emerged, and interesting results have come about. Some results were expected, but some others have been surprising, and that’s what I like most […]
Into The Box LatAm 2020 Virtual Conference – Free to Register!
IntoTheBox/LatAm is for all ColdFusion developers and while it focuses on the Box CF products and tools it does cover other topics too. It is December 3rd and 4th 2020. As you would expect for a conference targeting CFers in Latin America, most of the talks are in Spanish, but there are 2 in English […]
103 Cool Lucee CFML (GigaBytes file parsing and more) with Gert Franz
Gert Franz talks about “Cool Lucee CFML (GigaBytes file parsing and more)” in this episode of the CF Alive Podcast, with host Michaela Light. Show notes Why are you using Lucee at DistroKid Fast, Secure, Scalable with cloud Node → Lucee Bitbucket pipelines CommandBox TDD AWS autoscaling Tell us something about DistroKid CF performance tuning […]
SQL vs NoSQL (Top 4 Key Differences Explained)
When developing a new application, you’ll face one key decision: what kind of database will your company’s app use? There are two main flavors: SQL and NoSQL. You must choose wisely! I’ve seen enough botched database decisions as a ColdFusion consultant to know the long-term ramifications of choosing incorrectly between SQL or NoSQL. Your choice […]
