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Are there any relevant ColdFusion sessions at RIA Unleashed this year?
Posted on Sep 15, 2010
Absolutely! While I think it's a great event for getting a range of topics across the Adobe spectrum. Nonetheless, there is still an entire track purely dedicated to CF while Flex, Flash, AIR, Mobile and everything else split the remaining 3 tracks. This means that ColdFusion probably gets more dedicated sessions than any other language at the event. Given the recent demise of CFUnited, RIA Unleashed now becomes the only East coast event with ColdFusion content (and its in Boston...what could be better!). In response to a concern I heard expressed, I just wanted to give some context to some of the sessions since perhaps the session titles don't make it 100% clear the relevancy of the topics. So forgive the lengthy post but here are some details about about why I think these sessions are both relevant, important and useful to ColdFusion developers. Oh, and don't forget to register!
Continue Reading →Cool Stuff with the Flash Platform - 09/15/2010
Posted on Sep 15, 2010
Since I started this series of posts only a few weeks ago, there has been so much incredibly cool stuff released using Adobe Flash Platform products that I think I could already write a book on the topic. It probably helps that MAX is around the corner and there are plenty of official and unofficial releases but all I can say is OMFG, the Adobe developer community is seriously impressive. This week you simply cannot miss the AIR controlled Nerf gun sentinel or the sneak peak at Flash Builder “Burrito” - but every one of these posts had me impressed!
Continue Reading →ColdFusion Open-Source Update - September 8, 2010
Posted on Sep 08, 2010
Four new projects and three updates this week (or so) in ColdFusion open source. Summer’s unofficially over and school is back in session. Football is back (college is what I really care about) and baseball is coming to a disappointing end (at least if you like the Red Sox). As you stare at the leaves that show the first signs of changing color, you might wonder, what does any of this have to do with ColdFusion and open source? Nothing.
Continue Reading →Attend both 360|Flex & RIA Unleashed and Save Big $$
Posted on Sep 08, 2010
Were you having a tough time deciding between attending RIA Unleashed in Boston or 360|Flex in DC? Did your boss say the budget only fit one of the two? Well, it's time to relax because now you can tell your boss that for a measly extra $50 you can get all 4 days of 360|Flex and 2 days of RIA Unleashed. The best part is you can get all the pre-MAX good stuff at 360|Flex and then catch up on all the newly announced stuff from MAX at 360|Flex. Plus, you can't beat the extra opportunities to have a beer with your fellow developers - but we don't need to tell your boss that part. For all the details on how to purchase the combined ticket, go to http://www.360flex.com/blog/2010/09/360flex-and-riaunleashed-2-great-events-great-together/.
Continue Reading →Cool Stuff with the Flash Platform - 09/08/2010
Posted on Sep 07, 2010
You can tell MAX is around the corner since a significant portion of the posts this week come from Adobe Platform Evangelists. This week included tons of activity in the mobile space but also a quite a few great Flash and ActionScript 3 posts. As always, if you have something you’d like me to share in upcoming weeks, feel free to email me, post in he comments or dm/reply to me on Twitter.
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