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Is Adobe ColdFusion Dead? Programmers and CIOs Often Ask This Question

November 11, 2021 By Michaela Light Leave a Comment

”Is Adobe ColdFusion dead?” It’s almost impossible to type ColdFusion into a search bar and avoid a pop-up suggestion, so let’s settle it now. Developers who prefer ColdFusion, and programmers in general, tend to be subjective around this type of topic that calls for the comparison of different programming languages. Young programmers like to compare […]

Filed Under: Adobe ColdFusion 2021, CFML, CFML Open- Source, ColdFusion community Tagged With: is CFML still in use?, is coldfusion dead?, what is coldfusion?

Cold Depression and ColdFusion

November 2, 2021 By Michaela Light Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: CF Alive, ColdFusion and Cold Depression, ColdFusion community, ColdFusion Developer

How To Find Your Next Job As a ColdFusion Developer

October 30, 2021 By Michaela Light Leave a Comment

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!) […]

Filed Under: ColdFusion Developer, Adobe ColdFusion 2018, CFML, ColdFusion community, Learn ColdFusion

Programmer Burnout (Prevent and Deal With it Successfully)

August 23, 2021 By Michaela Light Leave a Comment

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, […]

Filed Under: ColdFusion community, ColdFusion Developer

100 CF Alive Revolution

May 9, 2021 By Michaela Light Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Adobe ColdFusion 2021, CF Alive, CFML, ColdFusion community

What are CFers learning in 2022?

January 30, 2021 By Michaela Light Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Adobe ColdFusion 2018, Adobe ColdFusion 2021, Adobe ColdFusion Project Stratus, CF Vs. Other Languages, CFML, CFML Open- Source, ColdFusion community, ColdFusion Training, Learn CFML Tagged With: CFML, Learn CFML, Learn ColdFusion

Google Down – An Unprecedented Event (Save Your Data Fast!)

December 21, 2020 By Michaela Light Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Adobe ColdFusion Security, CFML, CFML Open- Source, ColdFusion community, ColdFusion Consulting, ColdFusion Development, ColdFusion Maintenance, ColdFusion Security, Server Software

Web 2.0 Mindmapping Tools

October 31, 2020 By Michaela Light 1 Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: ColdFusion community, Mindmapping Tagged With: mind mapping, mindmapping, productivity, web2.0

106 Adobe CF Summit 2020 (What to Expect) with Kishore Balakrishnan

October 19, 2020 By Michaela Light Leave a Comment

“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 of the biggest conferences for CF this year…” Kishore Balakrishnan talks about “Adobe CF Summit 2020 (What to Expect)” in this episode of […]

Filed Under: CF Alive Podcast, Adobe ColdFusion 2018, Adobe ColdFusion Summit, CFML, ColdFusion community, ColdFusion Conference

ColdFusion Expert’s Guide to Different Skills for Getting Things Done

October 9, 2020 By Michaela Light Leave a Comment

Your to-do list has become unmanageable. You might have trouble focusing or you have unfinished tasks, books, etc. In the long run, things pile up for even the most organized among us. Thankfully, a laundry list of different techniques and hacks helps me get through the tough stretches. Poor productivity and the lack of energy […]

Filed Under: Adobe ColdFusion 2018, CF Alive, CFML, CFML Open- Source, ColdFusion community, ColdFusion Development, Learn ColdFusion, Programming Languages

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