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Adobe ColdFusion Certification Program

August 11, 2022 By Michaela Light Leave a Comment

It is a very cool thing that you are a CF developer. How about becoming Adobe Certified Professional? What is Adobe ColdFusion Certification Program? Adobe ColdFusion training is an industry-leading certification program from Adobe for CF developers. It consists of 50+ online videos and is designed for professionals with basic to advanced level proficiency in […]

Filed Under: ColdFusion Conference, ColdFusion Developer, Learn CFML, Learn ColdFusion

Stress shouldn’t rule a ColdFusion developer’s life

January 6, 2022 By Michaela Light Leave a Comment

Stress shouldn’t rule a ColdFusion developer’s life

I asked the ColdFusion Programmers Facebook group,  “Which health issues do programmers deal with the most?” The 384 reponses surprised me. Most of the ailments listed were self-inflicted through  Carelessness or  Misaligned priorities.  Some self-care and mindfulness could prevent — or even solve — many of the issues. How much self-harm do we forgive as […]

Filed Under: ColdFusion Developer, ColdFusion Development

Log4j New Security Vulnerability and ColdFusion (Critical Zero Day Attack)

December 15, 2021 By Michaela Light Leave a Comment

The new security vulnerability Log4j is 10/10 on the “Hacking Richter scale”. How might it be affecting your ColdFusion servers? And what can you do to protect your company? TLDR; This issue affects most servers as Log4j is used by many software tools on modern servers, as well some versions of Adobe ColdFusion. Lucee CFML […]

Filed Under: Adobe ColdFusion 2018, Adobe ColdFusion 2021, ColdFusion Developer, ColdFusion Security

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 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

ColdFusion Development: Less Coding for Faster Turnaround

February 28, 2021 By Michaela Light Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: ColdFusion Development, Adobe ColdFusion 2018, CFML, ColdFusion Developer, ColdFusion Maintenance, ColdFusion Training

4 Ways to Recognize a Good ColdFusion Consultant

November 6, 2020 By Michaela Light Leave a Comment

State of the CF Union 2020

Learn about Four Ways to Recognize a Good ColdFusion Consultant Before Hiring Them!   Looking for the right consultant can be a demanding task. But done right, it could save your company money in the long term.   You’re about to dive into the confounding, cut-throat world of ColdFusion consultants, looking for someone to help […]

Filed Under: Adobe ColdFusion 2018, CF Alive, CFML, ColdFusion Consulting, ColdFusion Developer, ColdFusion Development, ColdFusion Maintenance, ColdFusion Performance Tuning, ColdFusion Security, Modernize ColdFusion Tagged With: Adobe ColdFusion, Adobe ColdFusion 2018, ColdFusion, Coldfusion 2020, ColdFusion Consulting

104 CFer Mental Helpers (Stay Sane during Crises) with Jeff Kunkel

September 20, 2020 By Michaela Light Leave a Comment

Jeff Kunkel talks about “CFer Mental Helpers (Stay Sane during Crises)” in this episode of the CF Alive Podcast, with host Michaela Light.   Show notes Why now In normal times, 20% of Americans have mental illness every year (APA) Now in lockdown and economic depression, it is >60% ill 30% clinical depressed 30% PTSD […]

Filed Under: CF Alive Podcast, CFML, ColdFusion Community, ColdFusion Developer, Learn ColdFusion

Four Steps to Optimize Your ColdFusion Server and Application

September 18, 2020 By Michaela Light Leave a Comment

A CIO’s work involves maintaining two “machines” — the ragtag bunch of humans that make up the IT department, and the silicon and metal devices they use to ply their trade. The two machines collide at servers and applications. This often becomes a mirror of the marriage between man and devices at your company. Often, […]

Filed Under: ColdFusion Hosting, Adobe ColdFusion 2018, CFML, ColdFusion Developer, ColdFusion Maintenance

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