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Simon Bisson On The Future Of ColdFusion
Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:51:00 -0500
I got the chance to chat with Simon Bisson at MAX Milan, and he shares his thoughts over at IT Pro on the future of ColdFusion in a piece entitled The ColdFusion Renaissance.
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RTMFP Explained
Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:31:00 -0500
RTMFP (Real Time Media Flow Protocol - yep, we've moved from 3 and 4 letter acronyms to 5 letter acronyms!) was demonstrated at MAX, both in the Day 2 keynote and in the Sneaks. As demonstrated by Agent Steve in Milan and Agents D & D in San Francisco, RTMFP provides the ability to do direct client-to-client streaming. But what exactly is RTMFP? How does it differ from what was available in Flash Player previously? And why is yet another protocol needed? If you want to know the answer to these questions and more, check out Nigel Pegg's post entitled Try RTMFP and Client-to-Client Direct Streaming, With FP10 and Cocomo, Today!.
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IntelliJ ColdFusion Plugin
Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:17:00 -0500
This one seemed to fly beneath the radar, and I was unaware of it until it was mentioned on cf-talk. IntelliJ is an incredible Java IDE - in fact it is what most of the ColdFusion engineering team uses to build the product. And apparently, developer Valeria Nikolaenko has been working on a ColdFusion plugin for IntelliJ, and it is now available online. More details on the plugin blog.
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What Happens When Serge And Andrew Play With Photoshop
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:46:00 -0500
I mentioned the Cocomo app created by Serge Jespers and Andrew Shorten. The app was "Paparazzi Central" to be used by paparazzi to share tips with colleagues and upload photos to share with publishers all over the world. And of course Serge and Andrew created a series of images for use with the app. This is one of them, check Serge's site for the others. ;-)
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RIA Day Report Posted
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:05:00 -0500
I can't read any of it myself, but, a RIA Day attendee has posted this detailed report in Polish. (The pictures are self explanatory).
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MAX Milan Thus Far
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:10:00 -0500
It's early Tuesday morning in Milan. MAX Europe started yesterday with a keynote by Michele Turner and Mark Anders. The content was similar to the U.S. keynote, but with local partners and examples highlighted. The Fiat AIR app in particular was a thing of beauty, and the crowd loved the Cocomo demo by evangelists Serge Jespers and Andrew Shorten (I'll post links to those doctored images when I get them).
I presented my 3 hour hands on Flex/AIR/ColdFusion/DS lab yesterday, and this time all worked flawlessly. Phew!
We're now backstage prepping for the Day 2 keynote. Tim Buntel and I are reprising The Agency, slightly modified for the local audience, and with local agents recruited to join the fun.
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Lights, Camera ... MAX - Round 2!
Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:19:00 -0500
You'd think a keynote is a keynote is a keynote. Once it's been done once, then recreating it elsewhere should be a cinch, right? Unfortunately, it never works that way. And right now folks are scurrying around backstage, checking and testing and tweaking and fine-tuning and ... 15 minutes or so to go!
In San Francisco, Serge Jespers and Andrew Shorten provided live blogging of both Day 1 and Day 2. Both Serge and Andrew will be on stage during the keynote today, and so the live blogging will be performed by evangelism team members Mihai Corlan, Tom Krcha, Piotr Walczyszyn.
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Buon Giorno From Milano
Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:52:00 -0500
I am in the Milano Convention Centre here in Milan, Italy, location for MAX Europe 2008. We're sitting backstage, working on keynotes, tweaking demos, figuring out staging, and waiting (MAX keynote prep work involves lots of hurry-up-and-wait time). MAX Europe attendance has exceeded that of last year, just as we did in the U.S. this year. It's going to be a fun MAX!
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ColdFusion Positions In IL And DC
Fri, 28 Nov 2008 07:44:00 -0500
Two ColdFusion positions this week:
Unnamed client (Chicago, IL) is looking for a ColdFusion developer with at least 1-2 years of experience. Requirements include HTML, JavaScript and SQL skills, as well as familiarity with version and source control. Experience with Java and C/C++ a plus. Contact Dean Truemper at recruiter Solution Partners Inc.
Interfolio, Inc. (Washington, DC) is looking for a ColdFusion developer with at least 2 years of experience. Requirements include understanding of object oriented development, and strong database skills (MySQL preferred). Details posted online.
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In Wroclaw For RIA Day
Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:29:00 -0500
I just arrived in Wroclaw, 4th largest city in Poland, home to about 650,000, and the location for RIA Day 2008 today. I am presenting an opening session as well as a session on data services. Other sessions are covering Flash, Flex, AIR, and ColdFusion. We're still a couple of hours from start time, so not many people here yet. But, apparently, the event sold out entirely within two days, so am looking forward to a packed room. Which reminds me, I have to finish my opening presentation ...
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