I am writing a book for CIOs about why they should choose ColdFusion in 2019, stay with it or come back. The working title is “CF Rocks: CIOs talk about ColdFusion“ I am interviewing CIOs and other ColdFusion experts and developers for the book. If you have suggestions for either people to interview or things […]
Is Adobe ColdFusion Dead? Programmers and CIOs Often Ask This Question
“Is Adobe ColdFusion dead?” Start typing ColdFusion into a search bar and you’ll likely get an autocomplete suggestion asking if the platform is dead. Is it? Let’s settle it now. Developers who prefer ColdFusion, and programmers in general, are subjective when comparing different programming languages. Young programmers like to compare it with PHP in open […]
Cold Depression and ColdFusion
I had Cold Depression I was in a long-term, low-grade hidden depression 21.5 years ago. I just didn’t know it. I now realize I had Cold Depression. (not the same as regular depression). I think a lot of other ColdFusion developers and CIOs have Cold Depression too but don’t realize it. I want to change […]
How To Find Your Next Job As a ColdFusion Developer
Job Hunting Tips for CFers Perhaps you’re an up-and-coming ColdFusion developer raring for a new challenge. Maybe you’re looking to switch languages to work with CFML. Or you could be looking for your first job as a ColdFusion developer! (I’ve been there, and it’s so much fun getting that first ColdFusion notch in your belt!) […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Google Down – An Unprecedented Event (Save Your Data Fast!)
How many times did you hit “refresh” on Monday? The #GoogleDown, a massive outage among the search giant’s many services, affected many IT systems and websites. Was your company able to navigate the outage easily? Or did you all freak out? Google Down… What Exactly Happened? There’s a way to cover your ass, so to […]
Web 2.0 Mindmapping Tools
You have been mind mapping for a while, perhaps using a Windows-based tool such as MindMapper. But you want to share your maps online with others and simultaneous edit. Like you can document with Google Document. What to do? Check out one of these online mind-mapping tools that my friend Jim Collins alerted me to […]
106 Adobe CF Summit 2020 (What to Expect) with Kishore Balakrishnan
Kishore Balakrishnan talks about “Adobe CF Summit 2020 (What to Expect)” in this episode of the CF Alive Podcast, with host Michaela Light “This situation is not right for having physical events this year. So we are going to make it online. And we are very excited to that this is going to be one […]
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