BlazeDS Presentation

Tom Jordhal is giving a talk on BlazeDS via Connect tomorrow, Thursday
Feb 28 at 6:00pm EST.
I think anyone can join the Acrobat Connect Room(from anywhere in the
world)
and the session will also be recorded so you can watch again.

http://tjordahl.blogspot.com/2008/02/blazeds-presentation-feb-28-2008.ht
ml

Ahamad

Why ColdFusion

Here are some of the "why coldfusion" videos...

http://www.adrocknaphobia.com/post.cfm/ze-people-ask-me-why-coldfusion

 

Enjoy .....

 

ahamad

  

 

 

what is flex?

A simple definition to "what is flex" would be: Flex is a way to make/create SWF files!

 

Flex is a way to create SWF files that run in Adobe Flash Player. It is a development paradigm that compiles to SWF. It really is that simple but often we make the definition much harder. Just like Flash can create SWF files, so can Flex, but the way you develop is completely different.

 

Flex is built for developers and not for animators; it has been written for software developers and the paradigm matches the development methodology you already know. If you know Java, C, C++, C#, Delphi, VB, PHP, ColdFusion, Python, Ruby, you can learn Flex with little effort. The goal when Flex was created was to make a development paradigm that developers could learn easily matching the methodology they already know yet create SWF files for Flash Player (and now AIR). Flex has classes, components, a compiler, a debugger, class libraries, and uses XML (MXML) for declarative markup of components. The ActionScript programming language is based on ECMAScript 4 (the language standard behind JavaScript) and has full support for the ECMA XML scripting standard E4X. It also has most of the UI components that you already use ( like button, list, datagrid, combobox, and tree) but it also supports containers like HBox, VBox, TabNavigator, TitleWindow and many others. If you have written software before you can learn Flex easily. Better still is that Flex is compatible with all HTTP servers, version control systems, and any server side programming language, so the knowledge you have of servlets, php, ASP.net, or JSP is really handy. Flex just lets you program the client side in a paradigm you already know and understand.

 

Flex is built for making applications... rich client side application behavior. It has not been built for making web pages, banner ads, or server side logic it has been built for creating client-side applications that run over the Internet talking to remote servers. Flex has been used to make some really great apps like Buzzword (Document Editor like Microsoft Word but in the web), Picnik (Photo Editor/Manager for touching up your best snapshots), Oracle Sales Prospector (An enterprise ERP application.) The real key is that these examples provide an application experience just like desktop software that run on the web (Adobe Flash Player) and on the desktop (Adobe AIR)

In summary, Flex is a development paradigm that allows you to write software for the web and desktop that many people can use compatibly today. It leverages the tools, servers, and development models that you already know and allows you to write the next generation of software compatibly.

 

Another definition would be: A development platform that is revolutionizing how the world writes and deploys software!

Free ColdFusion 8 Training Webinar

Interested in Learning ColdFusion 8?

 

Get started with ColdFusion 8 with Adam Lehman for a FREE 2-hour training webinar on new ColdFusion 8 features.

There is also a chance to win "ColdFusion 8 Web Application Construction Kit - Volume 1" (Total of 10 books).

 

Sign Up For A Free 2 Hour ColdFusion 8 Training Webinar

 

CF8 makes to SIIA Codies Awards finalists.

Hurray.... CF8 has made it to the SIIA Awards finalists(top5).

 

http://www.siia.net/codies/2008/finalists.asp

 

Best Web Services Solution

• Adobe ColdFusion 8, Adobe Systems, Inc.

• Bluewolf Integrator , Bluewolf

• Force.com, Salesforce.com

• Workbench, SOA Software, Inc.

• WebLayers Center, WebLayers, Inc.

 

 

CF 8 Functions

 

Here is a list of the CF8 Functions... These are the new functions added in CF8 in addition to the existing functions.

Total Numer of new functions in CF8 -> 88.

 

AjaxLink
ArrayIsDefined
DeserializeJSON
FileClose
FileCopy
FileDelete
FileIsEOF
FileMove
FileOpen
FileRead
FileReadBinary
FileReadLine
FileSetAccessMode
FileSetAttribute
FileSetLastModified
FileWrite
FileWriteLine
GetComponentMetaData
GetFileInfo
GetPrinterInfo
GetReadableImageFormats
GetUserRoles
GetWriteableImageFormats
ImageAddBorder
ImageBlur
ImageClearRect
ImageCopy
ImageCrop
ImageDrawArc
ImageDrawBeveledRect
ImageDrawCubicCurve
ImageDrawLine
ImageDrawLines
ImageDrawOval
ImageDrawPoint
ImageDrawQuadraticCurve
ImageDrawRect
ImageDrawRoundRect
ImageDrawText
ImageFlip
ImageGetBLOB
ImageGetBufferedImage
ImageGetExifMetaData
ImageGetEXIFTag
ImageGetHeight
ImageGetIptcMetaData
ImageGetIPTCTag
ImageGetWidth
ImageGrayscale
ImageInfo
ImageNegative
ImageNew
ImageOverlay
ImagePaste
ImageRead
ImageReadBase64
ImageResize
ImageRotate
ImageRotateDrawingAxis
ImageScaleToFit
ImageSetAntiAliasing
ImageSetBackgroundColor
ImageSetDrawingColor
ImageSetDrawingStroke
ImageSetDrawingTransparency
ImageSharpen
ImageShear
ImageShearDrawingAxis
ImageTranslate
ImageTranslateDrawingAxis
ImageWrite
ImageWriteBase64
ImageXORDrawingMode
IsDDX
IsImage
IsImageFile
IsInstanceOf
IsJSON
IsPDFFile
IsPDFObject
IsUserInAnyRole
IsUserLoggedIn
PrecisionEvaluate
QueryConvertForGrid
REMatch
REMatchNoCase
SerializeJSON
Sleep

ColdFusion 9 Survey

Hi,

 

As a part of the research for Centaur (ColdFusion 9) , we have created these two surveys . 

 

Adobe ColdFusion Survey

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=yLcENFTqjkIn6gqoFpRiUQ_3d_3d

 

Platform and Vendor Support

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=_2fJgulePMz_2f1GM6FGV6uMUQ_3d_3d

 

Please take some time out to fill up the surveys.

 

 

Thanks,

-ahamad