In the web development realm, where the quest for efficiency and power unfolds like an epic journey through Middle-earth, a new champion has emerged. Lucee 6, the first major update to the platform since 2016, is akin to the light of Eärendil guiding developers through the darkness and promises to lead CFML developers to victory, […]
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135 Lucee Migration (8 CFML code moving tips) with Mike Chytráček
Mike Chytráček talks about “Lucee Migration (8 CFML code moving tips)” in this episode of ColdFusion Alive Podcast with host Michaela Light. “…but we had migrated everything over and all new clients went to Lucy all new applications went to Lucy. And within I’d say maybe two years, we had probably 95% of our clients […]
117 ACF and Lucee roundtable (Part 3 – future CFML) with Charlie Arehart, Gert Franz, Mark Drew and Ben Nadel
Charlie Arehart, Gert Franz, Mark Drew and Ben Nadel talk about “ACF and Lucee roundtable (Part 3 – future CFML)” in this episode of ColdFusion Alive Podcast, with host Michaela Light. “We’re gonna be talking about Adobe ColdFusion and Lucee and how they compare and contrast and all cool new features coming in the next […]
115 ACF and Lucee roundtable (Part 2) with Charlie Arehart, Gert Franz, Mark Drew and Ben Nadel
Charlie Arehart, Gert Franz, Mark Drew and Ben Nadel talk about “ACF and Lucee roundtable (Part 2)” in this episode of the CF Alive Podcast, with host Michaela Light. “So this is part two of our panel discussion on Adobe ColdFusion and Lucee ColdFusion, or CFML, as they like to say. And if you haven’t […]
113 ACF and Lucee Roundtable, with Charlie Arehart, Gert Franz, Mark Drew and Ben Nadel
Charlie Arehart, Gert Franz, Mark Drew and Ben Nadel talk about “ACF and Lucee roundtable” in this episode of the CF Alive Podcast, with host Michaela Light. “Michaela Light 1:41 So let’s start off by looking at how Adobe CF 2021 and Lucee 5.3 and how they compare for ease of programming and CFML. Mark […]
Is Lucee CFML now better than ColdFusion?
Lucee CFML is an open-source, lightweight, cost-effective alternative with strong performance and agile updates. Adobe ColdFusion is a commercial, enterprise-grade platform with comprehensive support and a mature ecosystem at higher cost. The choice depends on project needs, budget, and support preferences; comparing them clarifies misconceptions and identifies the optimal tool. Explore Your CFML Options […]
CFML Open Source: Everything You Need To Know About Lucee
Lucee, a free and open-source CFML engine, offers a lighter alternative to Adobe ColdFusion. It provides comparable CFML support, better performance, and simpler cloud deployment without licensing fees. Both engines use the Java JVM with tags and CFScript for dynamic web applications, but Lucee gains agility through community-driven updates. By contrast, Adobe delivers enterprise features […]
105 CFML Open Source Learning with John Farrar
John Farrar talks about “CFML Open Source Learning” in this episode of the CF Alive Podcast, with host Michaela Light Show notes OLS (Open Learning Server), why another learning solution? Why coding in ColdFusion? CFML Lucee and ACF Containers let you host CF apps on any cloud ISP (Google, AWS, Azure, Digital Ocean etc) Micro-services […]
103 Cool Lucee CFML (GigaBytes file parsing and more) with Gert Franz
Gert Franz talks about “Cool Lucee CFML (GigaBytes file parsing and more)” in this episode of the CF Alive Podcast, with host Michaela Light. Show notes Why are you using Lucee at DistroKid Fast, Secure, Scalable with cloud Node → Lucee Bitbucket pipelines CommandBox TDD AWS autoscaling Tell us something about DistroKid CF performance tuning […]
Introducing Swansea Jack (Lucee CFML 6 announced)
During the 2018 CFCamp in Munich, a bombshell was dropped. That bombshell, of course, is the announcement of Lucee 6. I know this will come as surprise to some, but most Lucee users probably have been excited for the past few weeks. Lucee 6 in true Lucee fashion is being named after another famous dog […]













