I gave this presentation at CF.Objective last week and promised I would post it. Sorry it's taken me so long!!! I was on the road talking with customers, and had a very tight schedule.
Here is the "Developing ColdFusion Java Hybrid Applications" Presentation, example code, JXL CFC (I need to get this cleaned up on RIA Forge but it's still a useful example), and ColdFISH is on RIA Forge.
I hope everyone at the session enjoyed it!
Best wishes, Jason
If you're interested in what 64-bit support means to you, there is a new article on the ColdFusion Dev Center Taking advantage of 64-bit support in ColdFusion 8.
It's definitely worth a read!
- Jason
ColdFusion 8 Update 1 provides full 64-bit support for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux, in addition to Solaris (SPARC) which was supported with the initial release of CF8. There are also loads of minor enhancements, tweaks, and bug fixes.
For more info, check out the ColdFusion 8 Update 1 FAQ and Release Notes.
Keep the hits rolling CF team! :)
Jason
It's weird to write about yourself in the third person, but this is really for all the blog aggregators. It wouldn't make sense to see something that just said "I'm talking at Scotch" without any context. :)
So, back to the info. I will be attending Scotch on the Rocks in Edinburgh, Scotland.
I have a session the first day, and I'll be honest and say I don't yet know what I'll be talking about. :) I enjoy talking about a whole list of CF related topics, but was thinking about doing some sort of "Thinking outside the Tag" kind of thing... I always have "Building Java Hybrid Apps" or any of the CF8 features as good topics too.
If you're going to attend, and have a topic you'd want to hear... other than what's in the next release... let me know!
Should be a blast. :)
Jason
Don't call it a comeback, we've been here for years!
ColdFusion is the winner of the Web Development category of the Dr. Dobbs 18th Annual Jolt Awards. Click here to find out more.
We can always use another award. :)
Jason
The other day, Todd Sharp forwarded me a blog posting about a little known utility in ColdFusion for syntax highglighting. http://www.anujgakhar.com/2008/02/14/colored-code-with-coldfusion/
The fact is, that this internal utility was made for highlighting MXML not CFML. It seemed to me that there are a lot of syntax highlighters out there, but most of them are in JavaScript or extraordinarily heavy and difficult to implement. And even when they do highlight CF, they do it with color coding that is strange to me.
I didn't think it would be that hard to make a syntax highlighter... so, over the weekend I made one. :)
ColdFISH handles highlighting CFML, CFSCRIPT, HTML, Javascript, and Comments in each of those. It's not yet smart enough to do the highlighting of keywords, but I think it will do the trick for most of you. It's very fast (~50 ms for my 58 line test file), the color coding is easy to customize, and it generates simple HTML so you shouldn't have to worry about how it renders in various browsers.
Check out the ColdFISH project on RIAFORGE and let me know what you think!
Cheers, Jason
Everytime I talk to a customer that is using ColdFusion 8, they talk about how much it has helped them in real-world situations. Kristen Schofield is making a great offer for those of you that want to share your success stories. More details on the offer can be found on Kristen's Blog.
If you're not interested in a case study but just want to give an example of how ColdFusion 8 has helped you, feel free to add comments below. We always love to hear about the impact ColdFusion has on people's day-to-day lives. It makes the work that much more rewarding. :)
Cheers, Jason
I always love hearing about how customers use ColdFusion. Adobe just posted a case study about voeveo. voeveo is a community website where people can buy and sell content for mobile devices.
Case studies always help remind me that people are solving real world problems with this software. Even features that don't seem to get much attention can make a dramatic improvement to an application. I won't spoil the plotline, but it's an interesting read if you have a few minutes.
Take a look at the case study here.
:) Jason
We have a large number of beta testers doing a great job for us, but we still need some more help testing the 64-bit version of the ColdFusion Updater Beta on RedHat and SuSE Linux, as well as JBoss and WebLogic application servers.
If you are planning on using any of these Operating Systems or Application Servers on 64-bit in the future, we'd really appreciate if you could spend some time checking it out now to ensure we deliver the highest quality release possible.
Please fill out the prerelease interest form and we'll be sure to add you to the prerelease program.
Thanks! :)
Jason
Tired of Dreamweaver/CFEclipse/Homesite/CFStudio/Notepad? Do you wish they did more or there was something better out there altogether? Do you want Adobe to provide it? Help us help you! We want to hear your thoughts about how we can best support you and your development in ColdFusion!
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Cheers, Jason
