Brad Wood talks about “CommandBox Workflow magic (modules to speed up CF development)” in this episode of the CF Alive Podcast, with host Michaela Light. Show notes Why use Workflows in your CF coding? You probably already do use workflows if you don’t call them that Eg source control steps Bitbucket Pipelines Local dev → […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
4 Ways to Recognize a Good ColdFusion Consultant
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 […]
ColdFusion Expert’s Guide to Different Skills for Getting Things Done
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 […]
How to Hire a ColdFusion Software Development Company without Freaking Out (9 best practices)
What do you do if there are internal processes you want automated with software, but don’t have spare time on your development team? Do you have a ColdFusion application that needs to be developed, but you’ve had bad experiences with projects in the past? Scope creep, incompetent developers, poor planning, and poor testing are just […]
7 More Powerful Traits an Ideal ColdFusion Developer Must Have
Recently, we talked about the topic of the ideal ColdFusion developer in my article, “7 powerful traits (must have in ideal ColdFusion developers),” but I thought of revisiting and revealing some more traits. To summarize, the ideal characteristics we already discussed were: Humble -Egoless programming; developer will ask for help it stuck Curious – Constantly […]
8 Important Components for a Leader of a ColdFusion Development Project
Although each company or development team will have their specific requirements and duties, there are several universal concepts you should know when you are the leader of a ColdFusion development project. Being a project leader has its challenges, but some important components can help you be more productive, meet your deadlines, and develop a superior […]
How to Configure ColdFusion Development Environments
In this entry, we will see how to configure the development environment for both ColdFusion and Lucee, specifically on Mac, but the process is relatively the same, the difference lies in the version that is downloaded. Web Hosting ColdFusion The ColdFusion Express Express distribution is the fastest way to install and run a ColdFusion server […]
