For Your Entertainment Only: CF is Dead Dialogue

2008-03-07T02:40:00-05:00

The following post is for entertainment purposes only and is not intended to prompt any real responses from anyone. In addition, if you're truly tired of the topic of "Coldfusion is Dead", don't even waste your time reading this post. I just received a comment from a Javaphyte on an older post I had done and couldn't resist digging him a little bit, so thought I'd share it.

Javaphyte's Comment:

JSON.CFC, MAYBE CF8 DIDN'T MAKE YOU OBSOLETE AFTER ALL!

2008-02-06T16:20:00-05:00

Back in July I shared the results of my personal forray into JSON as a blog post, comparing it to XML as a means of returning Ajax data. In order to conduct my experiments, I had utilized an open source CFC called JSON.CFC in order to do the conversion from CF data types to JSON and vica versa. After the post, one individual made the comment that once CF 8 came out, there wouldn't be a need for JSON.CFC anymore. Well, until toda

Using Google as your CF Mail Server

2008-02-04T12:13:00-05:00

Ah, sounds like a no brainer, right? Why even do a blog post on such a thing, right? Because Google requires that an SMTP connection be encrypted...something that CFMX7 just doesn't do all by its lonesome. I need to vent a little, so here's my story followed by some useful info....

It's extremely late on a Sunday night and you're in the final final stages of a site migration for a client. Their "under construction&q

Appropriate Usage of the "THIS" Scope

2007-10-08T11:45:00-05:00

For the past several days, my good friend Jim and I have been having a series of discussions regarding the use of the 'THIS' scope within CFCs; specifically, CFCs that are to be used in an OO fashion. He's part of a small team that has just begun their OO journey and are embarking on a project where they hope to grow and refine their understanding in this arena. Jim being the stickler for correctness that he is, he often bounces ap

Yet Another Model-Glue Quickstart...

2007-10-04T12:51:00-05:00

Jim Pickering, the manager of the Kansas City CF User group, recently started a group project to rebuild their UG's web site. The project has the secondary agenda of promoting team development and learning Model-Glue, so he invited me to participate by setting up a skeleton app with basic security and then giving his volunteers a "Model-Glue Quickstart". The entire presentation is just over an hour long

Model-Glue XML Isn't Valid!!! Short Reminder

2007-10-03T16:36:00-05:00

Don't you hate it when you're focused on adding functionality and/or troubleshooting issues in your Model-Glue app and when you save your modelglue.xml file to see if it all works right, you get the error:

And Now For Something Completely Different...

2007-10-02T21:17:00-05:00

A sign I made for the bathroom stall at work...I'll let you guess why I felt it necessary.

Feel free to use it, too!

Lately I've had the privilege of helping a good friend of mine climb "Mt. OOP", and in the process have been able to refine a lot of my own knowledge. I've also discovered that I sometimes make too many assumptions when imparting understandings, and this short post is in regards to one of those items: Dumping Objects.

One thing I always urge my fellow developers to do is to form a solid expectation of what the

Global Configuration in Model-Glue: Using Your Own Config CFC

2007-09-27T15:21:00-05:00
In a post I did a while back, I shared what I had learned about using Model-Glue's built in "SimpleConfig" cfc. Well, I just got a question from a fellow developer who was trying to leverage the information in that post to implement his own home grown configuration settings cfc, and what I had shared there didn't quite apply. I tried to email him back, but it was returned as undeliverable, so I thought I'd just post my re

My Approach to Basic Security in a Model-Glue Application

2007-09-25T03:54:00-05:00
By now almost all of us have "rolled our own" when it comes to giving a Coldfusion app some semblance of security, so the concept is nothing new. It can be, however, somewhat daunting when attempting to take what we know procedurally and apply it to an MVC styled application.

The Kansas City Coldfusion User Group invited me to assist them with a group project using Model-Glue, specificall

ModelGlue addResult/setValue Order Matters!

2007-09-21T06:52:00-05:00
Attempting a save action, evaluating the outcome, and adding a subsequent "success" or "Check your Work!" message, along with a Modelglue Result value (in order to redirect appropriately) are common things to do when building an app, right? Well, I burned about fifteen minutes this morning trying to do this simple task, tracing events and double checking code, trying to figure out WHY the message value I added t

Dynamically Outputting Query Data 'X' Columns Across

2007-09-21T05:34:21-05:00
Dynamically outputting query data in "X number of columns across" is no new thing, but since I found myself having to do that very thing this morning, I thought I'd share this sweet little snippet for the benefit of everyone (but mostly for my own snippet collection since I seem to tend to "forget what I once new"... lol).

In this example I'm going to output a series of short questions using the follo

Adobe User Groups Everywhere: I Have A Dream

2007-09-20T03:44:00-05:00

I haven't been a member of very many Coldfusion/Adobe-centered User groups, but the few I have participated in seem to have a common, perpetual and prevalent concern floating in the air: membership and attendance.

I have very recently had the privilege of being part of the resurrection of S

Just what IS an Object, Anyway?

2007-09-17T12:34:00-05:00
Making a distinction between the definition of an Object versus a Class is probably not a vital factor in one's OOP abilities. I believe, however, that if we're going to have and use terms, we should do so accurately in order to effectively communicate. I absolutely hate it when people misuse words in ignorance, such as when someone refers to a Cicada as a Locust (a locust is a grasshopper! a Cicada is a Cicada!), or a bat as a rod

Just What IS a CLASS Anyway?

2007-09-14T18:12:00-05:00
Which phrasing is correct:

1."Hey boss, take a look at this object I just wrote!"
2."Hey boss, take a look at this class I just wrote!"

The answer is number 2. After reading the following definition, hopefully the phrasing in choice 1 will sound strange to you.

The term "CLASS" tends to be misused, or even UNDERused in OO conversations with regard to Cold

Snippet: Outputting Reactor Validation Structures

2007-09-12T13:23:02-05:00
Reactor's built-in validation produces a validationError structure when it encounters something amiss, and passes it back to your viewstate. That structure is actually a structure of arrays.

I DO use Reactor's validation, and found myself copying and pasting the same snippet for outputting the validation error results a time or two this morning... figured it might come in handy for other folks, too.

Reactor: A LOT Like a Wendys Drive Through

2007-09-12T12:29:00-05:00
Okay, I've been up since 3 A.M (went to bed waaay too early last night) working on a Modelglue project, and now I'm feeling the need to rant a little bit. Not complain, per se, because I truly do appreciate the blood, sweat, and tears that must have gone into creating the frameworks that comprise Unity; But out of the 4 hours I "worked", a full third of it was spent on issues related to trying to get my app to "see&q

last time I promise...Coldfusion is Dead!

2007-09-11T16:49:00-05:00
Sys-con and some of the other brilliant prognosticators out there were my source of inspiration this morning on the drive in to to work...here, have a look-see into my unique mind....

Adding the name Dave Lowe, for google indexing's sake.... :)

My Blog is Now MUCH More Print Friendly

2007-09-11T04:00:00-05:00
Just an FYI for those who might be interested...

At the suggestion of a recent reader of my blog, I have made it MUCH easier now to print out any posts of interest. At the bottom of each post is a link which will render it for you in a new window (and in a format I'm sure you'll recognize).

If you do give this a whirl and find any posts that cause the process to "not work so good", please let me know

ModelGlue Development Cheat Sheet

2007-09-07T12:14:00-05:00
When my team and I first began building our Model-Glue:Unity application, we experienced a GREAT deal of head scratching and frustration during the development process. We would alter a line here or there, refresh our browser, and NOT see the change. It took us quite some time to finally figure out what kind of action was warranted for what kind of change in order to make it manifest, so we documented it for ourselves in our local

Doug Boude (rhymes with 'loud')

Configuring Apache To Use Multiple Versions of ColdFusion

THE DAY CFUNITED DIED

PHP vs COLDFUSION

Strange Validation Issue with CFARGUMENT

Auto-Escaping Characters When Outputting JS Function Calls

Is Your ColdFusion User Group Lame?

Why I Hate ORMs (a solicited rant)

Client-Side Drilldowns Made Easy

For Your Entertainment Only: CF is Dead Dialogue

JSON.CFC, MAYBE CF8 DIDN'T MAKE YOU OBSOLETE AFTER ALL!

Using Google as your CF Mail Server

Appropriate Usage of the "THIS" Scope

Yet Another Model-Glue Quickstart...

Model-Glue XML Isn't Valid!!! Short Reminder

And Now For Something Completely Different...

Global Configuration in Model-Glue: Using Your Own Config CFC

My Approach to Basic Security in a Model-Glue Application

ModelGlue addResult/setValue Order Matters!

Dynamically Outputting Query Data 'X' Columns Across

Adobe User Groups Everywhere: I Have A Dream

Just what IS an Object, Anyway?

Just What IS a CLASS Anyway?

Snippet: Outputting Reactor Validation Structures

Reactor: A LOT Like a Wendys Drive Through

last time I promise...Coldfusion is Dead!

My Blog is Now MUCH More Print Friendly

ModelGlue Development Cheat Sheet