JUL 29
2010
FoursquareCFC is starting to gain traction. I've gotten emails from developers who rave about it, and one email asking if it was possible to return pure ColdFusion. Well Matt Gersting, this one's for you. I did some research on the Google and found another Riaforge project called xml2struct. Interestingly enough it converts a packet of XML to a series of ColdFusion structures and arrays. After an hour or two of implementing, the result is foursquareCFC 1.0, now with even more ColdFusion-y goodness.
JUL 11
2010
Are you a JavaScript, or jQuery developer and want to find out more about Adobe AIR? Are you interested in building desktop applications, but don't know how to get started? Then you should definitely check out the free presentation I'll be giving to the Boston ColdFusion User Group on July 21st at 6:30 ET.
JUL 8
2010
at: 9:49 PM | Filed under:
foursquareCFC
Of course you've heard of Foursquare, you're on Twitter right? I'm on Twitter and I've certainly heard of Foursquare. But up until a few weeks ago I didn't really "get" Foursquare. Then I had lunch with a friend of mine and he explained the whole deal, but more importantly he communicated some of the potential for the mass quantities of data that Foursquare users freely share and my eyes were opened. He also mentioned that Foursquare had an API and I was sold. I joined Foursquare, started reviewing their documentation, and decided to write some code. You might already know that I enjoy writing ColdFusion wrappers for external APIs and empowering developers to write rich applications.
JUN 24
2010
at: 9:12 PM | Filed under:
D2WC
It's been a week now since I flew to Kansas City for the Designer / Developer Workflow Conference put on by Dee Sadler and the KC Crew. The event was excellent, better even than I could have expected. The speakers were awesome, with an excellent blend of designers and developers; the food was fantastic, with probably the best BBQ I've ever had (and purple potato salad for God's sake!); and the camaraderie was to die for. All the attendees really wanted to be there and learn (both speakers and non-speakers).
JUN 15
2010
at: 7:55 PM | Filed under:
Wallpapers
Shortly before cfObjective(), Ezra Parker asked me if I would be willing to design some wallpapers for the pending launch of the newest version of Model-Glue. He said that he was a big fan of the wallpapers I designed for the ColdFusion 9 and ColdFusion Builder products and wanted something along the same lines. Of course I said yes. There are 3 versions, and each of them has multiple sizes.
JUN 2
2010
Do you live in, or around, Manhattan and are interested in learning more about desktop and mobile application development? Then you're in luck. I'll be speaking to the New York ColdFusion User Group (NYCFUG) on June 8th at 6:30 at the New York Medical Center. I'll walk you through the steps to write applications that can be deployed to the web, desktop, and mobile devices from a single codebase. Learn the basics of jQuery, AIR, and Phonegap. Use existing skills in jQuery, HTML/JS/CSS, AIR, and ColdFusion, to compile applications that can truly be used anywhere.
MAY 28
2010
User Greg Morphis asked a question today over on the House of Fusion mailing list.
MAY 27
2010
at: 9:06 AM | Filed under:
AIR,
D2WC
Are you a designer wanting to learn some programming basics , but think "those programming conferences are over my head"? Are you a developer wanting to pick up some Photoshop skillz and don't know where to begin? Then have we got a show for you...wait; I mean have we got a conference for you! If either of those descriptions fit you then D2WC (or the Designer/Developer Workflow Conference) June 19-20 in Kansas City is THE conference for you. It's intended goal is to bridge the gap between designers and developers and help both sides improve their workflow by learning valuable concepts and tips from people on the OTHER side.
APR 23
2010
at: 10:07 PM | Filed under:
AIR,
cfObjective
Just taking a few minutes out from the greatness that is cf.Objective() 2010 to post my slides and code samples from my What's New in AIR 2.0 presentation. It went well, with good attendance, and feedback from the attendees. For those of you that attended, thank you for your time, I hope you learned something you didn't already know.
APR 19
2010
at: 10:52 PM | Filed under:
about me
Respect has always been very important to me. Whether at work, or in my marriage, or just in casual conversation with complete strangers. I'm blessed to be skilled at my job. I'm blessed to have a good memory which means that I can yank out of a hat the most random factoids and tidbits to fit almost any conversation. I expect people to respect me for those things because...well...because they should right? Isn't that how respect works?
APR 3
2010
at: 4:19 PM | Filed under:
cfObjective
Can you believe that cf.Objective() is only three weeks away? Craziness I tell you! I mean, have you seen the speaker list? And the list of sessions? You're talking about some of the best content in the ColdFusion community under one roof in Minneapolis, April 21 - 24. There's talks about OO, and ColdFusion, and Grails. People will be presenting on API design, Adobe AIR, Load Testing, Flex, and more.
APR 3
2010
I've just confirmed that I'll be presenting in person to NYCFUG, the New York ColdFusion User Group on June 8th. That in and of itself is exciting as it has some top notch members. Even better than that is that I'll be presenting IN PERSON! That's right...I'm coming all the way from Nashville, TN to the big city to talk about one of my favorite topics in programming these days...Adobe AIR.
MAR 23
2010
at: 7:44 PM | Filed under:
cfObjective
If you're a visitor to this site, I KNOW you've heard me talk about cf.Objective() and how amazing it is. Well did you know that they've just launched a new site? Did you also know that there's only 4 weeks left until the conference of the year? Oh, you knew both of those things already? Then I'll bet you already know about all the great speakers (myself included), and the world class schedule? I'll bet you also know about the fantastic set of full day pre-conference classes taught by some of the best ColdFusion developers in the country? Well then, I guess there's nothing more that I can teach you. See you at cf.Objective()!
MAR 22
2010
Last night at midnight Adobe released ColdFusion Builder, a brand new IDE built upon Eclipse for ColdFusion, HTML, JavaScript, and CSS development. The price is $299 and includes a full license for Flash Builder 4 Standard. This is a fantastic deal and if you're not using ColdFusion Builder already, then you should definitely give it a go.
MAR 18
2010
After releasing tumblrCFC a week ago, I decided to drop a line to someone at tumblr letting them know about it, in case anyone was asking them for ColdFusion options. I received an email back today letting me know that tumblrCFC had been listed on their third-party apps page, under the "Desktop + Mobile Applications" section. That's more than I would have expected, and so very gracious of them. Thanks to Marc LaFountain, tumblr's Community Ambassador, for the nod!
MAR 13
2010
at: 2:32 PM | Filed under:
tumblrCFC
I recently decided to start a Tumblr blog, andymatthews.tumblr.com. There were a good amount of things that I wanted to talk about, or post pictures of, but I didn't want to put them here. I'd like to keep this blog more on target technically speaking. So I took the plunge and signed up for a Tumblr account. The process couldn't have been easier and their software, while stripped down, does almost everything a blogger could want. And more importantly, they have a public API that us ColdFusion developers can tap into. So without any further ado, I'd like to introduce tumblrCFC. You can also access information about the project at tumblrcfc.riaforge.org.
MAR 11
2010
at: 12:11 PM | Filed under:
JavaScript
A week or so ago, a fellow JavaScript developer threw down a challenge.
Suppose you wanted to extend the JavaScript Object such that getting and setting data in the object is only possible when providing a predetermined access key. The key is first used to instantiate the SecureObject and subsequently used when storing and retrieving data from the SecureObject. Provide the implementation for a JavaScript function that satisfies the use case.
JAN 31
2010
As you may know, Adobe has public betas for ColdFusion Builder, and AIR 2.0. Both of these toolsets will really advance the development of Rich Internet Applications: for Flex, for Flash, or for standards compliant HTML and Javascript. One thing that it looks like neither will ship with, however, is support for jQuery 1.4, released on January 14, 2010. jQuery is arguably one of the the biggest players, if not THE biggest, in the burgeoning JavaScript framework renaissance of the last 3 years.
JAN 26
2010
A month or two ago I noticed a twitter friend of mine, and respected designer, Dee Sadler talking about a new conference she was planning. She's based in Kansas City, and having found out how active their development and design user groups are, I was intrigued. This Designer/Developer workflow conference sounded awesome. It wasn't just for developers, they wanted to target designers as well. Having started my career as a designer I decided to submit a topic. I just found out that I was accepted to speak! I'll be presenting a workflow topic covering how to build AIR applications with jQuery and ColdFusion. If you're in the midwest and you're looking to learn a wide range of topics, come check it out.
JAN 21
2010
On January 20th I gave a presentation to the Bay Area ColdFusion User Group (BACFUG) on Building AIR Applications with ColdFusion and jQuery. It went well, with about 30 or 40 people in attendance, both live and via Acrobat Connect. I just wanted to take a moment to post my code samples, as well as a link to watch the recorded presentation. Hope you enjoy, and don't forget to check out some of my other AIR posts.
