

As most of us know Ryan Anklam has an interesting project called ColdFusion Koans. ColdFusion Koans is not just a great way to learn ColdFusion but also to imbibe best programming practices with ColdFusion. The ColdFusion Koans project currently has a test suite of 80 lessons. Ryan is looking to at least double the lessons in the project. Ryan also has a contribution drive going on now. Find out more about the contribution drive here.
ColdFusion 9 Update 2 is an updater to CF 9.0.1 which is a full installer. There is only full installer and updater installer (alpha of changes ) is not there. It can be summed up as: ColdFusion 9 Update 2 = ColdFusion 9 + Update 1 + HotFixes + Security HotFixes – Verity. You can download ColdFusion 9.0.2 from: http://www.adobe.com/support/coldfusion/downloads_updates.html#cf9 As this is a full installer it doesn’t require you to have CF 9 on your machine. This installer can […]
[update: Addresses some concerns that were expressed on availability of 9.0.2 for download on the website] You must have heard about our plans for ColdFusion 9.0.2 and the non-availability of ColdFusion 9 installers which contain Verity post 31st May here. Full installers for ColdFusion 9.0.2 will be available for download on the website for everyone. Simply put, ColdFusion 9.0.2 is ColdFusion 9.0.1 minus Verity Plus CHF/Security HF Plus JDK 1.6.029. Post 31st May, you can still get access to ColdFusion 8 […]
We have had huge success with the first ever ColdFusion Developer Week. With the launch of ColdFusion 10, we are back with the 2nd ColdFusion Developer Week, a series of free, live webinars hosted by seasoned ColdFusion experts. The webinars cover a wide range of topics, from what ColdFusion is and how to code it, to more in-depth topics related to CF10- HTML5, REST, ORM and Security enhancements. If you are a new developer, someone with little or no ColdFusion […]
Here are the ColdFusion e-seminars in May right after all the ColdFusion focus at cf.Objective(). One on the 22nd of May and the other on the 24th of May. Register now for the two e-seminars this month here. eCommerce made easy with Adobe ColdFusion and Slatwall May 22, 2012 Creating an eCommerce solution that can fit thousands of different business requirements is not easy. Add multiple platforms and databases to the mix and it’s really challenging to create […]
There is a new article on eWEEK that talks about the eight reasons why developers need Adobe ColdFusion 10. Take a look at the article here.
Our contract with Verity will soon end and we will no longer be able to allow downloads that have Verity in it (CF9/CF8 installers have Verity) post 31st of May. For this reason, we are coming out with a CF 9.0.2 without Verity. Post 31st May, anyone who wants to get hold of CF9 bits will be given access to CF9.0.2 as we can no longer provide the CF9 bits. CF9.0.2 will be made available on the website as well […]
I am pleased to announce that Adobe ColdFusion 10 is now available. Thanks to the amazing engineers from the Adobe ColdFusion product team for this remarkable release. ColdFusion 10 now offers built-in support for HTML5 and helps boost performance using Tomcat integration and enhanced caching. With the new hotfix installer and scheduler, ColdFusion 10 Enterprise edition allows enterprise developers to improve productivity, while strengthening authentication and encryption techniques to make websites more secure. HTML5 and REST support helps boost performance […]
In coldfusion 10 Scheduled Tasks framework has been revamped and many more advanced features have been added. Now Tasks can be put in logical groupings, event handler can be attached to tasks, tasks can be chained, cron syntax is also supported, tasks can be prioritized, tasks can be executed in cluster setup, application specific tasks are also supported etc. To have an overview of all the new features plz refer to my blog here : Link 1 – Direct Link […]
I am pleased to announce the public beta for Adobe ColdFusion 10, codenamed Zeus and Adobe ColdFusion Builder 2.0.1. Get it here. ColdFusion 10 has various exciting features such as HTML5 websockets, HTML5 charting, Security Enhancements, Tomcat Integration, Improved WebServices support through Axis 2 and more. I encourage all of you to try out ColdFusion 10 and give us your valuable feedback. Thanks to the ColdFusion Engineering Team for building a great ColdFusion 10. Keep an eye on the blog […]
There is an Adobe e-seminar on Monitoring ColdFusion with FusionReactor on the 22nd of February. Do register if you are interested! Here’s the registration link: http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/event/index.cfm?event=detail&id=1965964&loc=en_us
Here’s the recording of my Zeus Preview Session at the Online ColdFusion Meetup. Thanks for all the great feedback. Do look forward for an exciting release of ColdFusion. -Rakshith Naresh