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? […]
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060 Migrating legacy CFML to MVC (Model View Controller) with Nolan Erck
Nolan Erck talks about “Migrating legacy CFML to MVC (Model View Controller)” in this episode of the CF Alive Podcast, with host Michaela Light. ContentsShow notesNolan’s CF Summit workshop descriptionMentioned in this episodeListen to the AudioBioInterview transcriptRead more Show notes What exactly is legacy ColdFusion? A broad term Non-framework code Might use CFIncludes or some CFCs […]
040 CFML Secrets with Patrick Quinn (AWS, Lucee and SeeFusion)
Patrick Quinn talks about “CFML Secrets (AWS, Lucee and SeeFusion” in this episode of ColdFusion Alive podcast with host Michaela Light. He is the CoFounder, CEO and CTO of Webapper and Global Product manager at LAS. “We think doing more of what we’ve been doing would be the best way to make CFML a more “alive” community. […]
023 Modules Make Your Projects Have Superpowers, with Eric Peterson
Eric Peterson talks about “Modules Make Your Projects Have Superpowers” in this episode of ColdFusion Alive Podcast with host Michaela Light. He is a CFML and Javascript developer at O.C. Tanner in Salt Lake City, Utah and more recently with Ortus Solutions (ColdBox, CommandBox, etc.). Eric is also one of the speakers at CFObjective Conference. ContentsShow […]
011 Portable CFML Cloud deployments, Microservices and REST with Jon Clausen
Jon Clausen talks about “Portable CFML with Cloud deployments, Microservices and REST” in this episode of the ColdFusion Alive Podcast, with host Michaela Light. Jon is one of the speakers for the upcoming Into The Box ColdFusion Conference, where he will talk about Hall PaaS: Cloud CFML deployments with CommandBox and Bringing Legacy Apps Back To […]
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 […]
Does your ColdFusion Code Smell Bad? (16 certified checks)
I am not talking about literal bad smell from your computer! I mean is there something “off” about it. Not a bug, but poor design or architecture weakness that will make maintenance a bear? Defn: Code smell is any symptom in your source code that may indicate a deeper problem in your system. Just like […]
ColdFusion Development: Arrays Structures Multidimensional Arrays and Arrays of Structures
ColdFusion Development Arrays Do you need to store data into a multidimensional array that contains a multidimensional array that contains a structure? What would the logical storage container look like that houses a company’s org chart? In the attached video, you will learn how to create such a complex container, populate it with data, and […]