You can listen to the podcast and read the show notes here. Michaela 0:00 Welcome back to the show. And today we’re looking at breaking out of your cold fusion comfort zone and how to make cold fusion mainstream with ego Alinsky. And we’ll look at cold fusion from a business perspective when it works […]
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The End of CF Summit 2018 (an Amazing Time for ColdFusion)
Wow! What a rush! The 2018 Adobe ColdFusion Summit is officially over. This year’s Summit was really one for the books. The sheer number of different speakers was just amazing. Each speaker gave such wonderful insights into the world of ColdFusion and CFML operations. Whoever said ColdFusion is dead definitely needs to reconsider that statement. […]
CF Camp 2018: Madness in Munich Part Two- Building APIs with CFFractal & ColdBox
Welcome back to our series, CF Camp 2018: Madness in Munich! This is our series that highlights some of the upcoming conference sessions at the ONLY CF conference in Europe. In Part One, we talked about the importance of Java security, how it pertains to ColdFusion, and the benefits of Elasticsearch. Today, we draw inspiration […]
A Comprehensive Guide to Running a Successful CFML Project
You’ve just received a request for a new CFML project. So what’s next? Without a clear plan, your project can turn into a nightmare very quickly. However by following a few simple guidelines and practices, you can develop your dream project. From start to finish, maintain control of your project to ensure success all around. […]
CF Alive Inner Circle
CF Alive Inner Circle The CF Alive Inner Circle is a free, community-driven membership initiative for ColdFusion developers and managers dedicated to modernizing CFML, enhancing security, and revitalizing the platform’s industry perception. Members gain early access to exclusive CF Alive resources including the comprehensive book featuring 14 modernization best practices and 27 curated development tools. […]
Local Dev to Production with CommandBox, CFConfig & Docker
What if you were to find out that there were things out there that could make your CF coding life easier? There’s no need to create CFML projects without the use of some pretty useful tools by your side. One of the leading companies developing these tools is Ortus Solutions. Brad Wood of Ortus will […]
CF Alive Full Resources Cheatsheet
CF Alive Full Resources Cheatsheet ColdFusion developers need comprehensive access to the right tools, frameworks, and resources to build modern, scalable applications. This CF Alive Full Resources Cheatsheet aggregates over 700 verified tools spanning containerization, source control, testing frameworks, dependency injection, and cloud deployment solutions, alongside expert interviews from Adobe architects, Ortus Solutions engineers, and […]
The State of the ColdFusion Ecosystem
In the State of CF Union Survey 2018 (Amazing Final Results & Analysis) I asked: What aspects of CF are preventing you or your company from embracing CF? The top concern, which was given by 72% of the participants, says that is is because CF is seen as dying/legacy. I am committed to changing his […]
CF Alive
CF Alive: Making ColdFusion Modern, Vibrant & Secure by Michaela Light I guess you’re here to learn about the CF Alive revolution, book, and podcast, right? CF Alive is all about showing that ColdFusion is very much alive and thriving. We help developers modernize ColdFusion for secure, enterprise-ready applications by busting the myth that CF […]
CF Alive Book
CF Alive Book CF Alive: Making ColdFusion Modern, Vibrant and Secure ColdFusion is a vibrant and modern language for complex, data-driven enterprise apps. While some companies have abandoned CF as dying, more farsighted dev teams have embraced CF. Learn how they are making it the most modern, secure and state-of-the-art web development ecosystem. Bar none. […]











