We’ve all seen the hell of old legacy code in our ColdFusion applications. Non-framework code, spaghetti code, duplicate code, or unused code (Deadwood)… it’s all the same. Maintenance efficiency is a thing of the past and code usefulness is gone. How do you move from that legacy hell to a heaven of modern CFML with […]
Into The Box LatAm 2020 Virtual Conference – Free to Register!
IntoTheBox/LatAm is for all ColdFusion developers and while it focuses on the Box CF products and tools it does cover other topics too. It is December 3rd and 4th 2020. As you would expect for a conference targeting CFers in Latin America, most of the talks are in Spanish, but there are 2 in English […]
Slow ColdFusion Applications May Ruin Your Business (3 Steps to Prevent It)
Oh, the horror! Oh my, the agony! Of what? Of waiting! Waiting for your device to make progress as it tries to load an app or site. Delays are the death knell of life in the tech world and cause major havoc to your company’s bottom line. Does this sound familiar for all the […]
Upgrade Your ColdFusion (Security, Performance & Cost)
Think upgrading ColdFusion is a waste of money? That’s what one of my clients is thinking and he’s making a big mistake. He could lose hundreds of thousands of dollars. This client’s company was stubbornly sticking to ColdFusion 8. It kept piling new lines of code onto its existing apps. After a while, the company’s […]
Top 3 Key Factors When Choosing a Programming Language (Why CFML is Always the Best Option)
In this article, you will learn: What factors you should consider when facing a dilemma on which programming language to choose Whether to modernize or replace your language The risks and rewards of using mature or emerging languages How a development platform’s update cycle factors into your choice Why Adobe ColdFusion is the best option […]
Comprehensive list of ColdFusion Conferences 2019
The first half of the year 2019 has passed and we can say that so far it was very interesting and fruitful for ColdFusion. But, let’s start from what you might have missed in 2018. Read the full list and report Adobe ColdFusion Conferences (Comprehensive list)
Adobe ColdFusion Vision for the Next 10 Years, with Rakshith Naresh
I was happy to catch Rakshith Naresh, Adobe ColdFusion Product Manager, and sit down and talk about the next 10 (and more!) years of ColdFusion. He gave an amazing talk at CF Summit East 2019, about cool new features of Adobe ColdFusion 2018 and what the future brings. Currently, there is a new version- Adobe […]
State of the CF Union 2019 Survey (Final Results)
The final results for the 2019 State of the CF Union survey are out. Thanks to all the CFers who filled it out this year. Discover what most developers use for tools, languages, database and development methods. 1. What version of CFML Engine do you use? (Check all that apply) Others 2. What type of […]
Why is ColdFusion Better Than Other Programming Languages?
CFScript It is considered best practice to write ColdFusion Components and all business logic in CFScript and to use CFML only in .cfm files amongst HTML. The CFScript syntax provides a way of writing CFML code without using tags, and it can either be in a script based component (CFC) or inside the cfscript tag. CF tags are […]
CF India Summit: Part Two- Keeping Up to Date With Modernized ColdFusion
This article is inspired by the hardworking Adobe CF team members who are giving sessions at the upcoming CF India Summit. Many sessions will be given on new features and advancements that they have worked so hard to implement into Adobe ColdFusion and CFML. These newest advancements in our platform and language make me ask:. […]
