Sean Corfield - Chief Technical Officer for Railo US. He has worked in IT for over twenty five years, starting out writing database systems and compilers then moving into mobile telecoms and finally into web development in 1997. Along the way, he worked on the ISO and ANSI C++ Standards committees for eight years and is a staunch advocate of software standards and best practice. Sean has championed and contributed to a number of CFML frameworks and was lead developer on Fusebox for two years.
CFUnited sessions: Living in the Cloud , CFML Discussion BOF
1. Have you spoken at CFUnited in the past?
Yes, this is my sixth time as a speaker I believe. CFUnited is the biggest CF-focused event in the world. No matter what your skill level, you'll find something to suit you. The networking opportunities - being able to discuss issues with your peers - is extremely valuable at a big event like this!
2. Why should people attend your session(s)?
A lot of people are curious about "cloud computing" but not many people in the CF community have tried to run their production systems on it. At Broadchoice, we developed one application specifically for Amazon's EC2 and S3 services and migrated another application from a traditional data center to Amazon's EC2. I'll be talking about the benefits and pitfalls - as well as looking at design considerations that make it easier to run applications in "the cloud". If you're thinking about "cloud computing" on any level, come and learn from our experiences!
3. Do you have any projects in the works that you will be revealing at CFUnited?
Yes, a couple of projects. But they'll be revealed at CFUnited so I can't talk about them yet. Another couple of reasons to attend!
4. Besides your topic, what other sessions are you looking forward to?
August is a long way off so I haven't even thought about which sessions I'm attending yet.
5. What are some of the hot topics you'd like to see at RoundTable discussions?
Open source development is one of my passions so I'd like to see that topic represented. I'd also like to hear people's experiences, good and bad, with unit testing, test-driven development and behavior- driven development.
6. Where can people find you at CFUnited?
I expect I'll be hanging out in the bar with the rest of the Railo team so folks can find us easily.
7. What's the latest news with you? Has anything changed since last CFUnited?
The big news is that I joined Railo Technologies US as their CTO in April and, along with Peter Bell (and others), we're offering support and professional services for companies - and individuals - using the open source Railo CFML server.
8. What is unique about CFUnited?
Apart from being the biggest CF-focused event in the world, it's the only place where you can meet CFers of all levels, from all industries. Did I mention the networking opportunities are extremely valuable?
9. What do you like to do in your free time?
Ballroom and Latin dancing. My wife & I started lessons at the beginning of 2009 and we're having a great time!
