Introduction to Planning Poker

Planning Poker is an agile estimating technique which has become very popular in the last few years.

ColdFusion Trends with Ben Forta

ColdFusion guru Ben Forta discusses the state of ColdFusion, CF adoption trends, and the future of the platform.

Universal Package Tracking in ColdFusion

A while back, I was in need of a universal package tracking tool that is not specific to the carrier. Almost every carrier provides some kind of an API but it...

0 replies - 1868 views - 02/19/08 by Boyan Kostadinov in News

Get All Form Fields in ModelGlue the Elegant Way

If you are using the ModelGlue framework for your ColdFusion development, you know how to get variable values from the form/url scope. Assuming you are inside...

4 replies - 1975 views - 02/18/08 by Boyan Kostadinov in News

Querying Active Directory Through SQL Server

Integrating your application with Active Directory (or another LDAP based directory) is a common requirement in many business applications. Almost every...

3 replies - 13235 views - 02/11/08 by Boyan Kostadinov in News

OK, So Can Ajax Do This?

Ajax, Flex and Silverlight are pretty much the top of the foodchain when talking about RIAs. Sure there are some other technologies, but none have quite the...

2 replies - 3705 views - 02/07/08 by Dan Wilson in Blogs

Quick Tip on Including JavaScript files in Your Model-Glue Views

While programming with Model-Glue, I find that I have to often include JavaScript files in each individual view. I most often do this for form validation but...

3 replies - 2261 views - 02/06/08 by Boyan Kostadinov in News

Who Uses ColdFusion?

Those who haven't used CFML often have the perception that it is a niche language or 'training wheels' for developers to get their feet wet with programming...

1 replies - 1504 views - 02/06/08 by Todd Sharp in News

What Function Called My Function

I recently came across a question on the Adobe forums about being able to tell who called a certain function in a base component (the "super"). The...

0 replies - 1221 views - 02/06/08 by Gary Gilbert in News

ColdFusion + Java = Easy, Rapid & Powerful

Many ColdFusion developers know that the underlying power of ColdFusion is Java. I've personally never written a line of Java, but I have taken advantage of...

0 replies - 3126 views - 02/05/08 by Todd Sharp in News

CFUnited Interview - Ray Camden

Ray Camden is next in my series of interviews of speakers at this year's CFUnited conference (see the prior interview with Matt Woodward at my blog). As...

0 replies - 535 views - 02/05/08 by Brian Rinaldi in Articles

Using Generic Lists and SQL Server Views in Model-Glue

Model-Glue comes with some generic messages that you can use to manipulate data from your database. Generic messages are only available when you are using an...

0 replies - 1287 views - 02/01/08 by Boyan Kostadinov in News

GDS Ships FOSS Alternative to Adobe LiveCycle DS

Granite Data Services (GDS) is a free, open source (LGPL'd), alternative to Adobe® LiveCycle® (Flex™ 2+) Data Services for J2EE application servers. It is...

0 replies - 3598 views - 01/31/08 by Franck Wolff in News

Learn more about the AIR, ColdFusion and the Spry Javascript Framework

I am always interested in tutorials. I love to learn new things. In my travels recently, I found a good set of tutorials on over at Gary Gilbert's blog. Gary...

0 replies - 2122 views - 01/30/08 by Dan Wilson in News

Integrate ColdFusion and BaseCamp via BaseCamp CFC

If you've ever done any project management, you're surely aware of how invaluable a good piece of project management software can be to help manage tasks....

3 replies - 1955 views - 01/29/08 by Rey Bango in News

What Tools Do ColdFusion Developers Use?

When learning a new language, many developers consider the availability and quality of development tools at their disposal before fully committing to using...

1 replies - 1277 views - 01/29/08 by Todd Sharp in News

Where Can I Get More ColdFusion News?

Welcome to the ColdFusion Zone!!! If you're not terribly familiar with ColdFusion then you've come to the right place. CFML is quite simply the most powerful...

1 replies - 1203 views - 01/29/08 by Todd Sharp in News