We asked a few questions to find out what our speakers are up to prior to their trip to CFUnited.
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Brian Meloche
What are you looking forward to?
Brian: CFUNITED is one of the few times I ever see some of my good ColdFusion developer friends. It's been four years since I attended a CFUNITED (back then, it was called CFUN), so I am interested to see how much it has changed since then.
A recent hot topic your interested in?
Brian: Well, there are several for me. I was at cf.Objective() and a lot of us asked Adobe for many new things in CF 9. I am hoping we'll get a sneak peek of what they have coming and hopefully some of what we've asked for and maybe a few cool things we haven't! I am also looking forward to seeing how Open BlueDragon is going, maybe even see if it's out in full release by then.
Has your presentation changed?
Brian: A little. I originally called my presentation Promoting ColdFusion Outside of the ColdFusion Community, but with Open BlueDragon, I have renamed it Promoting CFML outside of the CFML Community to separate ColdFusion the product with the language. Otherwise, it's about the same.
Beer of choice if someone wants to buy you a drink.
Brian: Well, I usually don't drink all that much when I'm home, believe it or not... so I'm just happy to take whatever you'll give me!!! I'm not fussy!!! :-)
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John Farrar
What are you looking forward to?
John: I am looking forward to: + meeting new CFers + learning from others (and not just the speakers) + sharing some community work we have been involved in
A recent hot topic your interested in?
John: + D2O IDE for COOP
Has your presentation changed?
John: The CF & jQuery presentation has had the jQuery UI added to examples.
The Traffic Optimization has shifted from just being a presentation to being a project at seo.riaforge.org for the whole community to share the benefits.
Beer of choice if someone wants to buy you a drink.
John: I like Root Beer and my views on other beers are known to be antisocial. :)
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Luis Majano
What are you looking forward to?
Luis: My first CF United experience. I feel like a kid in a candy store.
A recent hot topic your interested in?
Luis: CodexWiki is in private beta and will be revealed to the world by CF United as the first ColdFusion Enterprise Wiki built on ColdBox and Transfer
Has your presentation changed?
Luis: Yes, it now includes all the features of ColdBox 2.6.0
Beer of choice if someone wants to buy you a drink. Heineken, of Course.
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Matt Woodward
What are you looking forward to?
Matt: I'm looking forward to seeing everyone again! I'm actually missing my high school reunion for CFUnited but when I mentioned this fact to Liz, she made the very good point that this basically is a reunion.
A recent hot topic
Matt: Open BlueDragon. There's tons of activity and buzz around Open BlueDragon since the unveiling earlier this month.
Has your presentation changed?
Matt: It's always changing a bit! No major changes though.
Beer of choice if someone wants to buy you a drink.
Matt: Guinness all the way.
