2008 Happy CF Halloween
ColdFusion developer, and part-time pumpkin carver, Josh Orvis, celebrated Halloween in unique CF style as seen here:
2008 Check Out Ryan Swanson's Flex RegEx Explorer
Ryan Swanson has created a really nice Flex 3 Regular Expression Explorer, and he explains his creation here.
2008 Winning Centaur Logo Revealed
The official logo for Centaur (aka ColdFusion 9) is ...
The winning logo was designed by Rob Riutort.
[Via Kristen Schofield]
2008 Need A MAX Discount Code?
I don't have many of these left, but ... if you are planning on attending MAX U.S. or MAX Europe, have not registered yet, and would like a discount code, e-mail me directly. And do it quickly!
2008 TechRepublic Explores How NaturalInsight Uses ColdFusion 8
Brian Kotek has written a story for TechRepublic entitled ColdFusion 8: A technical exploration of real-world use which looks at how NaturalInsight uses ColdFusion 8 to solve business problems. He explains the business need, provides some architectural insight, explores what ColdFusion 8 does well, and also notes what they'd like changed and enhanced in the future.
2008 New French Magazine Covers ColdFusion, Flash, and Flex
Advanced Web is a new French publication that covers lots of web development products and technologies, including ColdFusion, Flash, Flex, and more. [Via Claude Englebert]
2008 Two Special Mobile Events At MAX
If you want to learn more about what we're doing around mobile technology, here are two MAX U.S. events you may want to attend:
- Mobile Summit on November 16, 2008 at the Marriott from 1pm-6pm. Get a sneak peak at what you will see and hear at MAX before anyone else does! Here from Adobe, Nokia, Qualcomm, Verizon, Sony Ericsson, and more. RSVP required.
- Mobile Fast Pitch Networking Party on November 19, 2008 at the Thirsty Bear from 6:16pm-9:30pm. We're hosting a showcase to allow developers to show off their mobile applications. You can mingle, chat, learn, or present your creations and ideas. RSVP required.
More details posted by Bill Perry on his blog.
2008 Mark Phillips Hosting MAX BOF ON CFML Language Development
Mark Phillips of Vertabase is hosting a MAX U.S. BOF on "CFML Language Development". As per Mark, "The session will cover topics related to the future evolution of the CFML language itself". And he is looking for input and suggestions.
2008 Problem Updating ColdFusion After Move to 64bit
A user e-mailed me with a problem. He is using 64bit ColdFusion and recently tried to apply the 8.0.1 update, but kept receiving errors about missing files (including iawin32.dll). ColdFusion Product Manager, Jason Delmore, figured this one out. If 32bit ColdFusion is installed and then the 64bit updater applied, subsequent updates may not work. The solution is to manually uninstall ColdFusion, and then reinstall the 64bit version. This TechNote explains how to manually uninstall ColdFusion. It was written for ColdFusion 6 and 7, but still applies (with version names changed appropriately).
2008 ColdFusion Position In CA
Just one this week:
- Magnadyne (Los Angeles, CA) is looking for a ColdFusion developer with at least 3 years of experience. Requirements include experience with CFCs, custom tags, and ColdFusion Report Builder, as well as experience with SQL Server and Ajax. Experience with frameworks such as Mach-II, Fusebox, ColdSpring is a big plus, as is experience with Flex and AIR. Details posted online.