ColdFusion Open-Source Update - December 31, 2007

New Releases and Updates

New Project: NabaztagAPI
Nabaztag API for Actionscript 3!
This project by Shannon Hicks uses AS3 with a ColdFusion proxy (though it was nearly disqualified for having a PHP proxy too ;) to access the API for the Nabaztag Wifi Smart Rabbit.

NabaztagAPI beta 2 released
Shannon adds the choreography pieces of the API added.

Revived Project: onTap Framework
Version 3.0 - p.s. I'm not dead.
This marks the first time a project that was removed from my list due to the lack of a publicly available download returns. Isaac Dealey has revived his onTap framework on RIAForge.

ColdBox
ColdBox 2.5.0 Final Release is here!!
Luis Majano has released the latest version of his MVC framework.

SES interceptor update for ColdBox 2.5.1
Luis Majano fixes a bug in the SES URL support for his framework.

PPTUtils
PPTUtils Updated
Todd Sharp has updated his utility for converting Powerpoint files to HTML.

Announcements

ColdBox
Problems trying to login to ColdBox Dashboard
Luis Majano shows how to fix a problem in the framework dashboard.

In the Xmas Spirit: What do you want for ColdBox & The ColdBox Dashboard?
Luis wants your input on the dashboard.

Model-Glue
Model-Glue "Results" vs. Other Frameworks
Joe Rinehart discusses the reasons behind the need for the "result" mechanism in Model-Glue.

Model-Glue Cookbook Is Now Live
Todd Sharp has launched a cookbook site with examples that can be used with the Model-Glue framework.

Tutorials, Presentations and Reviews

BlogCFC
BlogCFC Author Comments
Dan Vega shows how to create a distinction between blog owner comments and other comments.

DataMgr
Steve Bryant offers a series of tutorials covering handling relationships in DataMgr:
Custom Relations Part I: IsNull
Custom Relations Part II: Complex Logic
Custom Relations Part III: Cascading

ColdSpring
The Grade Schooler's Guide To ColdSpring - Part 1 Naked ColdSpring
Bruce Phillips posts the first in a series of ColdSpring tutorials.

Illudium PU-36 Code Generator
Frameworks, Generators and Understanding How and Why
Dan Wilson posts his thoughts on knowing how to use generators within your workflow.