As a general rule we are exceedingly careful to not break backwards compatibility when updating ColdFusion. But, sometimes this happens, and here is an example that a reader just alerted me to. is used to cache the generated output of dynamic pages so as to improve performance. Prior to ColdFusion...
eWeek Labs review claims "Adobe has done it again with ColdFusion, making the hard things easy. With their latest offering, ColdFusion 9, Adobe again ups the ante [actually, the article says anty, but I assume they meant ante] with new enterprise features and performance improvements." ColdFusion 9...
The Wall Street Journal Digits blog posted a story quoting comScore data that shows that more Americans have Android powered smartphone than iPhones. I think the findings are actually a little misleading, 26% versus 25% is well within the margin of error for just about any statistics. Still, the...
This new RIM video highlights the PlayBook web browser and "a truly uncompromising browsing experience" which means support for Flash.
Steve Bryant has announced the beta of a new ColdFusion framework named Neptune . Documentation with examples are online . So, what is Neptune? As per Steve: Neptune is the easiest framework for most web development. If you have a large (non-framework) code base that you are thinking about...
AOL Lifestream is a unified client for accessing multiple services (Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Flickr, YouTube, and more). The desktop client is built in Adobe AIR. [Via Serge Jespers ]
Lots has already been written and taught on getting started with ColdFusion Builder (I recorded an Adobe TV segment on the subject over a year ago). But, many users do still run into issues getting ColdFusion Builder configured and ready to use, and so Adobe Technical Writer Anand Shekar BC has...
Ben Stucki, a Flex Consultant based out of Nashville, posted an insightful disclosure of his consulting business and the numbers involved. And as a follow-up, New York based Jesse Freeman posted very detailed notes on Flash consulting rates and salaries in the NYC area. Both are excellent posts and...
Rich Tretola took our Tour de Flex Mobile and built a version for iOS . Another great example of write-once-run-in-lots-of-great-places!
Matt Rozen has compiled a Top Ten list of Flash Platform highlights in 2010 . This one makes for a fun read.