Flex 2 Beta 2 is out. New versions of Flex Builder, Flex Data Services, the ColdFusion connector, and more. The Eclipse RDS plugin and wizards are also out, as are new versions of the sample apps I posted. Get your fresh beta 2 at Labs .
I am about to catch a flight across the Atlantic to spend the week in Europe. In addition to customer meetings, I will be presenting at user groups and seminars in London, Munich, Brussels, and Amsterdam. Links to the events are on
Yep, there will be a MAX this year. So, see you in Las Vegas in October. More details to follow!
Axel Schultze has launched a new blog , and is looking "for ColdFusion experts who are interested to help build a whole new kind of application". I am not sure what he means by "ColdFusion is by nature open source", and there are no details about what the application actually is, but I am all for...
I will be in Atlanta, GA, today, and will use the opportunity to talk to the ACFUG (at the Macquarium ). ACFUG is one of my favorite groups, the turnout is always great, and the sessions always lively. If you are in the area, drop by to learn more about Flex 2 and what it means for us ColdFusion...
Simeon Bateman has posted two important blog entries on CF/FES integration, one on getting ColdFusion to respond to Flex originated messages and the other on a CF/Flex Google Talk client .
Mike Potter has posted links to sample code that shows how to invoke LiveCycle components from within ColdFusion, as well as an interview with a ColdFusion developer who has done just that and more.
I presented Flex 2 to the Chicago ColdFusion user group this evening. This has always been a great group to talk to, a lively and very interactive bunch, and the conversation and questions were right on target. I fly to Minneapolis first thing tomorrow morning for a midday session there. Details on...
I'm on the way down to Kansas City to present "Flex 2 for ColdFusion developers" to the KCFusion user group. This group is consistently once of the best attended, so this evening's event should be lively and fun. If you are in the area, please drop by.
One of the examples that I have been using in my user group presentations is a ColdFusion Session Tracker. This application uses Flex Enterprise Services to push real time session details to a connected Flex client. The display is a grid of sessions showing request count and when the most recent...