2007 My ColdFusion Weekly Podcast Interview
Last week Matt Woodward and Peter J. Farrell interviewed me for their ColdFusion Weekly Podcast, and that podcast is now online.
2007 ColdFusion 8 Developer Video Posted
Last month I demonstrated ColdFusion 8 at the internal Adobe employee meeting. We recorded a short video that was used as an introduction to my presentation, and it was so popular that we've posted it online, too. So, check out Brian Rinaldi, Jochem van Dieten, Barbara Oneal, Shlomy Gantz, Rob Brooks-Bilson, and Kevin Schmidt in the Here's what ColdFusion developers are saying about ColdFusion 8 video (and be sure to admire Rob's juggling skills!).
2007 ColdFusion 8 Articles On Dev Center
Check out the updated ColdFusion Developer Center, now with hot fresh ColdFusion 8 content, including:
- My introduction to CF8.
- Brian Szoszorek and Steve Rittler's overview of ColdFusion Ajax support.
- Charlie Arehart's introduction to server monitoring.
- Ryan Favro's introduction to CFIMAGE.
- Brian Szoszorek's ColdFusion debugger explanation.
2007 ColdFusion 8 IDE Extensions
If you are looking for the ColdFusion 8 IDE extensions (Report Builder, Dreamweaver extensions, Eclipse plug-ins, HomeSite language support) you can find them here.
2007 ColdFusion 8 Performance Brief
I've mentioned ColdFusion 8 performance gains previously, and said that we'd publish the complete performance brief with the test specifics and details. That brief is now online.
2007 ColdFusion 8 Is Here!
Adobe ColdFusion 8 has officially been released. Details are all posted online along with the official press release.
2007 Paul Hastings On CF8 Internationalization
Paul Hastings notes that ColdFusion 8's use of JDK1.6 has benefits when it comes to internationalization.
2007 A Job Offer NOT To Consider
Job postings should make requirements clear, and should list any and all preferences. And I guess I see the value in telling potential employees what will cause their application to automatically be rejected. But, here is an example of how doing so can make you look petty, immature, and very unprofessional.
2007 CFDOCUMENT At Rick Steves' Europe
Rachel Unck of Rick Steves' Europe wrote to tell me about this really nice example of <CFDOCUMENT> at work.
2007 Rey Bango On Shrinking CF Spry Files
Rey Bango has posted notes on how to shrink the Spry JavaScript files that ship with ColdFusion 8.