With the CFML compiler the Smith Project going open source and Ben Nadel's open source code off competition it will be soon possible to create total open source CF solutions!
CFUnited Blog
In the first of our CFUnited 2007 previews, Charlie Arehart talks on CFMX 6 and 7 and the features that were released.
Planning to move to CF8? Did you skip either 6 or 7? Or have you perhaps installed and been running them but doing little to no new development? Were you paying attention as all the new features (and the folks' experiences using them) were being shared? There may be a lot you've missed. Veteran CFML developer Charlie Arehart will introduce both the key features introduced in these releases as well as many hidden gems. It's surprising how many little thins get slipped into releases, and point releases, and sometimes it's those which can be as important to you as any prominent feature. In his typical encyclopedic but pragmatic style, Charlie will help you make the most out of features you may have missed. Of course, this is just a 20-minute preview of what is in fact a day-long course. But it will give you a taste of what's to expect and will provide value in and of itself.
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Since CF became a Java application, many aspects of CF server configuration and troubleshooting have changed dramatically. This session will cover CFMX server configuration options, and will provide useful diagnostic processes for JVM configuration and tuning, and troubleshooting CFMX server stability problems.
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A message from Adam Bell:
Hey Everyone,
A lot of you may be aware that about 2 1/2 years ago back in New Orleans I created a new type of 'conference' called MiniMAX which originally was supposed to be a once and done event for the local New Orleanians before Macromedia (now Adobe) did their annual MAX user conference. Little did I know it was going to become a hit and now it's been used at various web conferences across North America. For those unaware of the concept, it's me and five other speakers yapping and doing tutorials in a 15 minute per session format. So the whole thing gets done, prize drawings and all, in 2 1/2 hours or less.
Two weeks ago, I got to do it in Toronto for the very first time before the annual FITC (Flash in the Can) conference. I was pretty pumped on this because this was my sixth trip to Toronto and I knew the region pretty well and the local culture. So I took advantage of that and did a little opening bit around that. Most of you won't get the bit unless you know a lot about Canadian Sports Television and Canadian Culture. So with that in mind, you might want to check this out first to see what I spoofed:
Then go to http://blip.tv/posts/view/?user=cullin and view the video from the event and hopefully, it'll make sense. Whatever the case, you can view my Photoshop/Illustrator/Fireworks 3D session and you'll probably understand that. There's at least one more preso up there and there should be more on blip later this week.
Be sure to sign up for MiniMAX SE7EN http://www.minimaxconference.com/
The cats out of the bag - the big grand prize we have in store for the open source code-off has been announced. One lucky ColdFusion coding champion will win a shiny new Nintendo Wii as well as a free ticket to CFUnited. Second and Third runner up will receive 50% off registration.
More information about the Open source code-off http://cfunited.com/blog/index.cfm/2007/5/4/ColdFusion-Open-Source-Codeoff
Do you want to write better programs? Maybe thinking about programming in a different way would help. Mindmapping is a way to visually work with ideas that was invented in 1970. Now used by millions of people worldwide, mindmapping uses both the left (logical) and right (visual) sides of the brain - so that we can more than double our productivity! Learn how to create effective mindmaps for requirements gathering, program architecture, project management and more. I will demo some mindmapping tools and given an interactive mindmapping exercise for attendees too. Don~'t miss it!
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Win awesome prizes by creating something free for our beloved ColdFusion community. But, not just anything for free; find something that currently costs money, duplicate the described functionality, then publish your open source version for free. Read more!
All entries must be submitted by June 5th. One winner will be chosen by the CFUnited Advisory Board and will be given a free ticket to CFUnited and a special prize. All entries will be recognized publicly along with the winner after June 5th.
Thank you Ben Nadel for hosting this contest!
CFlive is a weekly half hour technical talk from CFUNITED speakers. It is hosted by Raymond Camden and Charlie Arehart of the Meetup virtual CFUG. The current schedule is every Thursday at 12:30pm - 1pm EDT.
- 5/10/07 Charlie Arehart New in CFMX 6&7: What Did You Miss?
- 5/17/07 Simon Horwith - Architecting and Optimizing CF Applications for Performance and Scalability
- 5/24/07 Rob Gonda Flex Intensive for ColdFusion Developers
- 5/31/07 Oguz Demirkapi Multi Language Applications in CF in Theory and Practice
- 6/7/07 Peter Bell "Practical Code Generation: By Example"
- 6/14/07 Patrick Quinn UI design concepts
- 6/21/07 Mark Drew "CFeclipse Plus!"
- 6/28/07 Live from show
. The URL for each Acrobat Connect meeting will be http://experts.acrobat.com/cfmeetup/, where you would sign in as a guest.
The talks are on Adobe Acrobat Connect so you can listen in remotely via your PC with sound via the internet. We are planning to record the talks and will provide URLs for later viewing after each event. Looking forward to seeing you there!
Thank you all for helping us with the session survey. It helped us determine the most popular topics. Saturday's Schedule has been posted on the Scheduler and Schedule page. We will be adding more topics to Saturday's schedule.
http://cfunited.com/go/schedule
http://scheduler.cfunited.com/
Birds of Feather Sessions will be announced next week.
Have you seen our Interview Video on the CFUnited.com homepage? Yes, the one with Rob Gonda's face on it. Hear what people think about last year's event and what they look forward to most.
YouTube Contest
Tells us your journey to CFUnited and what you are looking forward to most. Post your short video on your own YouTube account and then post your video at the cfunited group here http://www.youtube.com/group/cfunited and tag your video as "CFUnitedJourney". Then notify nafisa (at) teratech.com and she will choose 3 entries to post on our home page. Those who get re-posted on our website will be given a $50 gift certificate to BestBuy! Submit entries by June 5th. Have fun!
Here are some ideas:
* the moment when you receive your pamphlet in the mail
* telling your friends about CFUnited
* choosing your sessions online
* when you receive your cap or t-shirt in the mail
* tell us what you look forward to the most
* funny tales about your past experiences
* footage from your journey last year
-the journey can be put together with photo's, video, animation, etc
-final video should be no longer then 5 mins long.
Good luck, and any other questions can be directed to Nafisa. Thanks!
