Four positions to post this week: Headsprout (Seattle, WA) is looking for a ColdFusion developer with at least three years experience. Other requirements include experience with at least one other language, solid SQL and data modeling background, and a strong understanding of database theory....
Amazon.com is now excepting pre-orders for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7, due out July 21st, 2007), and I have already ordered my copies (yes, copies plural, there are several of us here who'll want to all read it immediately). The book is already the #1 seller on Amazon.com,...
Dave Nielsen of StrikeIron Web Services pinged me to let me know about Census Dashboard , a Flex Mashup created by Andrew Trice (of Cynergy Systems) using free StrikeIron APIs (for US zip code and census data lookup) and Yahoo maps. Very cool indeed.
Total Training has released a new Flex 2 course entitled Advanced Visual Programming . This course (9 hours on 2 DVD-ROMs) teaches how to work with embedded images and fonts, implement transitions and easing effects, apply filters and blends, and programmatically interact with mouse position and...
Bruce Eckel has posted his thoughts on Rich Internet Applications, why Java has failed as a viable client-side technology, and why he thinks Flash and Flex deserve some serious attention.
Flex Data Services provide rich data management and messaging capabilities. But what if you are not using a Flash client? What if you are using good old JavaScript, including Ajax type clients? Well, as first sneaked at MAX in Las Vegas, now JavaScript clients can leverage FDS using Ajax Data...
Ray Camden just noted that he posted an update to RIAForge to support screenshots of which thumbnails are automatically generated. How did he perform this magic? By running RIAForge on a prerelease version of Scorpio (and no, that's not usually allowed, but we love Ray, or so we'd like him to...
I will be in Brussels next month for meetings with the European Commission (the largest ColdFusion customer in Europe). While I am there I'll have the opportunity to chat with ColdFusion developers, and to sneak some Scorpio . The event is scheduled for February 14th, and registration is required .
The Flex team would like you to fill in a survey about Flex use .
For about a decade now, my ColdFusion Web Application Construction Kit has been the de facto standard used by virtually all new ColdFusion developers, and by many who want to brush up their skills as ColdFusion is updated and enhanced. This book (and its Advanced sequel ) in many ways helped define...