Dee Sadler talks about “Design Thinking for CFers (10 tips for better apps)” in this episode of the CF Alive Podcast, with host Michaela Light. Episode highlights Design thinking Hands-on UX problem solving, human-centered, iterating loop Ideating, prototyping, development, usability testing Goes well with Agile MVP (Minimum Viable Product) vs perfect So get user feedback Design […]
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084 ColdFusion High-Performance Teams (15 tips and technique) with Jorge Reyes
Jorge Reyes talks about ColdFusion High-Performance Teams with some tips in this episode of ColdFusion Alive Podcast with host Michaela Light. Show notes Why High-Performance Teams Distrust Fear conflict Lack of commitment Avoid accountability Inattention to results What do you mean by High Performance Efficient Reliable Effective Consistent Predictable – Product expected results The Projectized Organization […]
082 ColdFusion and the Blockchain Revolution with Mike Brunt
Mike Brunt talks about “ColdFusion and the Blockchain Revolution” in this episode of the CF Alive Podcast, with host Michaela Light. Shoe notes What is the Blockchain? DLT = Distributed Ledger Technology Transactions and identities 2009 Bitcoin launch – decentralized value exchange, peer to peer Etherium – BLT plus code (DAPs) Easier to use […]
083 Better Bug Squashing (New Issue Tracking Tool) with Kirk Deis
Kirk Deis talks about “Better Bug Squashing (New Issue Tracking Tool)” in this episode of ColdFusion Alive Podcast, with host Michaela Light. Show notes What is the problem with how you find bug issues now? User emails User phone calls Text messages Lack of complete info to reproduce the bug PM tools can track bugs […]
081 Assert Control Over Your Legacy Applications (TestBox Quick Start) with Ed Bartram
Ed Bartram talks about “Assert Control Over Your Legacy Applications (TestBox Quick Start)” in this episode of ColdFusion Alive podcast with host Michaela Light. “Unit tests are typically testing the logic within a particular method or group of methods and not anything else that those methods are and that includes external dependencies such as a database. So […]
080 Help Your ColdFusion Team Find Flow (7 keys to PM success) with Christine Ballisty
Christine Ballisty talks about “Help Your ColdFusion Team Find Flow (7 keys to PM success)” in this episode of ColdFusion Alive podcast with host Michaela Light. Show notes The role of a digital project manager today beyond managing tasks, schedules and budgets Her background in UI and web designer Hats I wear Account Manager Positive biz […]
079 Slatwall ColdFusion eCommerce Unleashed (Beyond Shopping Carts) with Sumit Verma
Sumit Verma talks about “Slatwall ColdFusion eCommerce Unleashed (Beyond Shopping Carts)” in this episode of ColdFusion Alive podcast with host Michaela Light. Show notes What is Slatwall Enterprise level eCommerce platform More than just a shopping cart A flexible way to build eCommerce websites that integrates easily with other software for payments, marketing, sales, shipping […]
078 Agile ColdFusion API Development (Amazing Postman, ColdBox and Agile secrets) with John Farrar
John Farrar talks about “Agile ColdFusion API Development (Amazing Postman, ColdBox and Agile secrets)” in this episode of ColdFusion Alive podcast with host Michaela Light. Show notes Why build APIs in ColdFusion? Built in Works reliably Why APIs Link to other apps Separate data connector from biz logic Microservices Vue, Angular, React Why Build in APIs […]
077 Fundamentals of Unit Testing, BDD and Mocking (using TestBox and MockBox) with Uma Ghotikar
Uma Ghotikar talks about “Fundamentals of Unit Testing, BDD and Mocking (using TestBox and MockBox)” in this episode of ColdFusion Alive podcast with host Michaela Light. Show notes What is unit testing? Test small piece of functionality Low level, small scope, a method, a function, a clause Why do unit testing To validate every part of […]
076 Breaking out of your ColdFusion comfort zone (How to make CF mainstream) with Igor Ilyinsky
Igor Ilyinsky talks about “Breaking out of your ColdFusion comfort zone (How to make CF mainstream)” in this episode of ColdFusion Alive podcast with host Michaela Light. Show notes CF from a biz perspective When CF makes sense or not makes sense for a biz When works, not work Dev cost Maintenance costs How hard to […]













