While in D.C. next week I'll get the chance to speak to the WAMMO user group , and will be talking about event gateways and SMS integration in Blackstone. This group is always well attended and highly interactive, the event should be fun. If you are in the area, please drop by! Details on the WAMMO...
Matt Woodward has posted a great introduction to object-oriented programming for ColdFusion programmers entitled What's an Object? .
I've mentioned input masking before, and Tim Buntel demoed the use of masking in his Flash based election form at MAX. But we haven't spent a lot of time talking about the specifics of this feature, and having used it extensively the past few days I just have to spill the beans. Here's the big...
Vegemite. Australia's answer to Marmite (the stuff Brits spread on toast while Americans take a sniff and stare in utter disbelief). The spread mentioned in Men At Work's "Down Under" (as in "I said, Do you speak-a my language? He just smiled and gave me a Vegemite sandwich"). Yep, that Vegemite....
My new blog poll has been up for just a few days, but the initial results are impressive. 94% of respondents plan on upgrading to Blackstone, and 51% plan to upgrade as soon as it ships!
I left my "Do you use CFC's?" poll up for longer than planned (I wanted to wait for at least 1,000 responses, and just noticed that there are over 1,200 already). The stats are impressive, with 73% of respondents using or tinkering with ColdFusion Components, and 38% claiming "I'd code no other...
A new TechNote has been posted describing how to set up the ColdFusion missing template handler if using IIS, and providing steps to make the IIS configuration changes that may be needed.
Sean Corfield mentioned that he has updated the ColdFusion MX Coding Guidelines used internally by the Macromedia's Web Technology Group.
I received a message from a recruiter at Recruitmax in Jacksonville, Florida, who is looking for ColdFusion talent. They recently hired 30 developers and are in need of 30 additional onsite developers, and are hiring at all levels. For more information see their careers page.
This one sent to me by Matt Knight. Match.com International , the international division of Match.com , is powered by ColdFusion MX. Match.com is a leader in online match-making and dating services, with hundreds of domains in all the larger countries throughout the world, and is co-branded with...