Obviously, I think you're better off building Flex clients, but ... if you are tinkering with Silverlight, Andrew Powell explains how to power your apps using ColdFusion and AMF.
Adrian Bridgwater attended MAX Europe in Milan, and comments on our sneaks session.
ColdFusion users have long wanted a way to define settings per application, rather than server-wide, even within a shared instance. ColdFusion 8 introduced the beginnings of per application settings via Application.cfc (which we introduced in CF7). To set application settings using Application.cfc,...
Three ColdFusion positions this week: Southcentral Foundation (Anchorage, AK) is looking for a ColdFusion Application Developer. Requirements include experience with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Experience with SQL, .NET, SQL Server Reporting Services, and/or BIDS are a bonus. Details posted online ....
We've started posting Adobe TV content as video podcasts on iTunes. To kick things off we've we re-encoded 12 Adobe TV segments, and in the future we plan to deploy content on a regular basis. You can access the videos via the Adobe Developer Connection channel on iTunes.
The LinkedIn Flex Developers Group is now accepting new members. LinkedIn can increase group size on request in 1000 member increments, so we're OK until we hit 4000. All pending requests have been approved. And in case you want to sign up, here are the links to all three LinkedIn groups:...
InfoWorld just reviewed AIR 1.5 , and was more than impressed, giving it a 9.3 (out of 10) and full marks for ease of development. The review concludes with "For developers who want to bridge the gaps between Windows, Mac, and Linux -- and between the desktop and the Web -- now is the time to be...
The LinkedIn Flex Developers Group is full! Apparently, LinkedIn groups can have 3000 members, and that's how many the group now has. I have over 50 requests to join pending approval, and can't approve them. I have pinged LinkedIn Customer Services to ask if there is a way to raise that limit, but...
I'm always looking for my next phone. My BlackJack II has served me well, and continues to do so. The biggest flaws with it are the lack of Wi-Fi, and the GPS being painfully slow to initialize, so slow that it is barely usable. But, those faults aside, I have been pretty happy with the device....
Government Technology is running a story about how the city of Tigard, OR, recently completed a 24-month enterprise GIS implementation resulting in a centralized corporate geodatabase environment used by the police department, public works, community development, and more. Part of the solution is...