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Blog posts made in October 2012
31Oct
2012
Join Us At Web Platform DocSprint SF

I mentioned WebPlatform.org a couple of weeks ago, and now you can get involved, too. Join SFHTML5 at Adobe for a Web Platform Doc Sprint day this Saturday. This Doc Sprint is all about making it easy for anyone to contribute articles, samples, tutorials, overviews, and insights. Learn about webplatform.org, how to contribute, and help grow the definitive reference site for HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SVG and more. We will serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and yes, there will be swag!

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31Oct
2012
New Sams Teach Yourself SQL In 10 Minutes Now Shipping

My little Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes is my best-selling title, it has sold over 1/4 million copies in English, has been translated into more than a dozen languages, has created 3 spin-off titles focused on specific DBMSs, and has even become a textbook in numerous colleges and universities worldwide.

I'm really excited to announce that the new fourth edition is now shipping. In this edition I cover newer versions of popular databases like SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, and PostgreSQL, and have also added specific coverage for important new options, most notably SQLite. But, the most important enhancement in this new edition is that it is printed in color. Colored titles and headers are pretty cool, but where you really see the value is in long SQL statements that are so much more readable when color-coded.

My copies of this new edition showed up today, and online bookstores should be shipping it next week!

Yeah!

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26Oct
2012
ColdFusion Positions In DC

Just one this week:

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25Oct
2012
Learn About Adobe Edge Inspect And Future Plans

Mark Rausch is a Senior Computer Scientist on the Adobe Edge Inspect team. Tomorrow (October 26th) he'll be presenting a Webinar on the latest workflow options facilitated by Edge Inspect. He'll talk about recent enhancements including the ability to install a custom local Weinre server, integration with JS Bin, and localhost configurations with xip.io. And he will also discuss what's coming down the pipeline while asking for feedback with the product team. Registration is required.

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24Oct
2012
Marketing Is Not BS

I'm loving Adobe's new campaign around digital marketing. Adobe CMO Ann Lewnes explains the campaign in her blog post In Defense of Marketing.

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22Oct
2012
Holly Schinsky On phoneGap And Apple Push Notification

Fellow Adobe Evangelist Holly Schinsky has posted part 1 of a new series to help explain how to set up and use Apple Push Notifications (APNs) in your PhoneGap applications. This one is well worth the read.

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21Oct
2012
Brackets Sprint 15 Build Released

Brackets Sprint 15 has been released and what a release this is. This one even includes a status bar courtesy of Chema Balsas.

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20Oct
2012
Check Out CFML Weekly News

Pete Freitag, the guy who brought us Hack My CF, is now publishing a weekly email newsletter called (appropriately) CFML Weekly News. You can read the first issue online.

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19Oct
2012
ColdFusion Positions In MI And NC

Two ColdFusion positions this week:

  • One Source Talent (Troy, MI) is looking for a ColdFusion developer with at least 2 years experience. Contact Terry Whitney.
  • SRA International (Research Triangle Park, NC) is seeking a Senior ColdFusion Developer to be a part of their Agile development team as a developer and as a mentor to new team members. Our ideal candidate should thrive in a fast-paced environment while bringing new ideas and innovations to the table. Details online (search for requisition number 38539BR).

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17Oct
2012
Time To Try Monocle

Remember Monocle, the Flash profiling tool demoed by Deepa Subramaniam at the MAX 2011 sneaks? Well, product manager Thibault Imbert has just announced that you can sign up to give it a try.

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