ColdFusion Open-Source Update - February 3, 2010
Posted on Feb 03, 2010
Five new projects and four updates this week in ColdFusion open source. It was a fairly busy week this week so I want to take a moment to point out a post on this list that I think is worth reading in full - Barney Boisvert's commentary on the current state of Fusebox. Assuming Sean Corfield and Barney's take on the issue is true, its a very sad state of affairs for the oldest and still widely used framework in CFML. This is especially worrisome for Fusebox users considering the recent withdrawal of Adam Haskell as the primary developer of Fusebox (and even the death of his short-lived branch of Fusebox). Lastly, its a continuing lesson for open source developers that licensing and rights are a key component to any project, particularly once it gains traction, and should be considered carefully throughout the lifespan of the project. Anyway, on with this week's updates.
New Releases and Updates
New Project: AssetTracker
Initial Release
Corey Butler released this web-based tool for keeping track of and documenting IT assets.
New Project: Builder Stat
Builder Stat
Terry Ryan released this ColdFusion Builder extension that will gives you statistics about your project including how many lines of code it contains.
New Project: Event Calendar
Event Calendar built with jQuery and ColdFusion
John Mason created this new project that is designed to look and function similarly to Google's calendar.
New Project: PGP for CF
CF: Flex: PGP Implementation for ColdFusion
Bilal created this component for PGP encryption and decryption.
New Project: PostIt
Initial Release
Another project by Corey Butler, this one is designed to create surveys which can then be exported to an XML format in order to allow them to be integrated into your application.
cfHSSF
cfHSSF updated
Updates to the utility for working with POI that were contributed by Steven Durette.
Mango Blog
Version 1.4.2 Released
The new version of Mango Blog includes performance improvements by Mark Mandel as well as a number of other enhancements.
Model-Glue
3.1 Maintenance Release Beta
Dan Wilson announces this latest beta release which fixes a long list of open issues and requests.
SalesForce CFC
SalesForce CFC v0.7 Released - Call for Features for 1.0
Tom de Manincor updates his Salesforce integration component with some tweaks and cleanup.
Announcements
Apptacular
Apptacular Update and Video
Terry Ryan gives an update on his application scaffolding ColdFusion Builder extension in which he shares that documenting the application is the final major checklist item remaining (and shares another video of an Apptacular feature).
ColdBox
Hello Coldbox Community...
Curt Gratz introduces himself as the newest member of the ColdBox team.
ColdFusion on Wheels
Andy Bellenie Joins the Core Team
Andy Bellenie has been contributing to the code and was recently extended an invitation to become an official member of the team.
Fusebox
Fusebox's Noose
Noose
Barney Boisvert responds to a post by Sean Corfield on the Fusebox mailing list that indicates that Teratech is demanding payment for the Fusebox license before it is willing to give it to 4CFF (the For ColdFusion Foundation).
Mach-II
Mach II CFObjective 2010 Pre-conference Training
Team Mach-II will be holding a 2-day training before cf.Objective() in Minneapolis for only $495, which is in my opinion a really low rate for hands-on training.
Mango Blog
twtpoll Plugin for Mango Blog
Brice Cheddarn wrapped the necessary javascript and embed code for adding twtpoll polls to your Mango Blog site.
New Theme: FreshMedia
John Gag created this new and free Mango Blog theme.
Tutorials, Presentations and Reviews
BlogCFC
A Return to BlogCFC
Stephen Moretti explains why he moved from Mango back to BlogCFC.
CFFormProtect
Good spam fighting idea
Jake Munson discusses a possible additional way to leverage CFFormProtect to eliminate even the rare spam that passes through.
CFUniForm
jQuery head-scratcher and lesson learned
Dan Skaggs discusses an issue he ran into related to jQuery and his use of cfUniForm.
Fusebox
Fusebox Fuseactions In Eclipse Outline View
Jim Priest shows how you can modify Aptana's XML editor settings to show the fuseaction in outline view.
Mango Blog
Preventing comment spam in Mango
John Sieber discusses the options available for blocking comment spam on Mango Blog.
Moving your mango blog to a new location
John Sieber discusses some of the less obvious changes necessary to relocate your Mango Blog.
Mura CMS
Adding Forms in Mura CMS with Simple Validation
Steve Good posts a video tutorial for creating forms with basic validation in Mura CMS.
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