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Simon Horwith is the editor-in-chief of ColdFusion Developer's Journal and is the CIO at AboutWeb, LLC, a Washington, DC based company specializing in staff augmentation, consulting, and training. Simon is a Macromedia Certified Master Instructor and is a member of Team Macromedia. He has been using ColdFusion since version 1.5 and specializes in ColdFusion application architecture, including architecting applications that integrate with Java, Flash, Flex, and a myriad of other technologies. In addition to presenting at CFUGs and conferences around the world, he has also been a contributing author of several books and technical papers. You can read his blog at http://simon.coldfusionjournal.com.
Exciting news for
organizations and
developers using
ColdFusion: Adobe
released ColdFusion 8 on
July 30. This release is
a major milestone for the
product: it is the first
full-version ColdFusion
release by Adobe since
the acquisition of
Macromedia. With the
rel...
My editorial last month
was a high-level overview
of all the new features
in ColdFusion 8. Many of
these features were
generally divided into
one of two categories:
features that address
developer productivity
and those that focus on
integrating with other
products and
technologies. 
On May 30, Adobe released
the public beta of
ColdFusion 8. Although
things can change between
the public beta and the
final release - the
features included in CF 8
are unlikely to change
between now and the
official release, so I
thought I'd give a
high-level over...
Today I'm speaking with
Ben Forta, the technical
evangelist for Adobe. The
first thing I have to ask
you is - the acquisition
has happened, Adobe is
now controlling
ColdFusion and has taken
over everything that
Macromedia was doing, and
this is my first chance
to ...
Yes, you read the title
correctly: 'Scorpio,' the
highly anticipated eighth
major release of
ColdFusion is coming soon
to a town near you. Even
before the release of the
highly successful
ColdFusion MX 7 two years
ago, the ColdFusion team
was already hard at work
...
A student recently asked
me what he could do to
further his career, and
inquired as to how I got
to the point I am at on
my own. This is a subject
generally reserved for
informal chit-chat among
developers at conference
social events and after
user group meetings, a...
Since our last issue,
several events have
transpired that have
significant impact for
ColdFusion developers. I
have been keeping my eye
on several trends and
have been evaluating
whether or not they
deserve focus in
ColdFusion Developer's
Journal. I've begun
blo...
While recently channel
surfing, one of the
'Geico caveman'
commercials came on the
tube to remind me that
Geico.com is so easy to
use, even a caveman can
do it. Plenty of
ColdFusion developers are
not what some people
might call 'real
programmers.' This is not
n...
Keeping up to date with
the most recent versions
of software and
programming languages is
the toughest challenge
for me as a developer.
With each passing year it
seems that the demands of
being a top Web developer
require proficiency in
more and more tools and
lan...
ColdFusion developers
today are presented with
more options than ever
before - more developer
tools, more conferences
and learning resources,
and more development
choices in the form of
frameworks and language
features. 
Spending as much time as
I have speaking before
audiences, I try very
hard to keep an eye on
trends and attitudes
within demographic
groups, including
university students. I
have also had the
opportunity in the past
to represent Macromedia
as a lecturer at Ivy
League universities.
Usually, when something
sounds too good to be
true, it probably is.
We've all seen the spam -
'Increase your 
When ColdFusion
Developer's Journal was
launched eight years ago,
it was the first printed
periodical exclusively by
and for ColdFusion
developers. Over the
years there have been
many changes in format,
authors, and
publishing/editorial
staff. One thing has
rema...
Let's face it, the web is
a frequently changing
landscape - more so now
than it has been since
its inception. When the
term 'Web 2.0' first set
the industry on fire, I
have to admit, I was not
terribly excited.
I was really busy for
several weeks prior to
CFUnited and am back on
the road again... but
there's a silver lining.
I'm basically done with
my first round of SAM
docs and I will be making
those available very
soon; I have the code and
stories/advice to post as
wel...
When ColdFusion was first
released there was one
main feature, more than
any other feature, that
made it very popular very
fast: ColdFusion makes it
ridiculously easy to
create Web pages that can
talk to databases and
display database
information. Now, almost
11 y...
I've written a lot lately
about the growing
strength of the
ColdFusion development
community - shown by the
onslaught of frameworks
and the rapid adoption
and support for these
frameworks, the growing
number of bloggers, new
conferences and the great
success of th...
Last month I announced a
CFDJ essay writing
contest; the topic for
the essays was 'How
ColdFusion MX 7 made me a
hero in the office.' I
received many great
entries and thank each of
you for your submissions.
We're fast approaching
CFUnited 06, and time for
another contest to give
away seats! For those of
you not familiar with
CFUnited, it's a
conference that's grown
from its grassroots
beginnings to become the
premier annual ColdFusion
event. 
'I'm shocked...shocked, I
say, at just how much the
ColdFusion landscape is
changing. I'm
specifically impressed
with the impact that
recent trends and events
have had on the
community.' His editorial
this month is a detailed
look at some recent
events within the ...
It's no secret that I've
been outspoken about not
liking frameworks for
quite some time now. The
truth is, I believe that
frameworks have a lot to
offer. The most
significant benefit that
organizations stand to
gain from using
frameworks is a
standardized way to c...
I've been fairly
outspoken for quite some
time now about the fact
that I don't subscribe to
any one framework. I've
also spent many years
refining what's proven to
be the best methodology
possible for developing
ColdFusion applications.
I recently promised my
boss...
I've been a certified
ColdFusion instructor for
six years and speak
regularly at user groups
and conferences. One
thing I've learned
without a shadow of a
doubt is that talk is
cheap. Anyone can talk a
good talk, but the proof
is always in the pudding.
Okay, enough clichés.
As someone who stands in
front of audiences and
evangelizes ColdFusion,
often times I not only
find myself preaching to
the choir, but I
sometimes find myself
defending the product to
misinformed or
disheartened individuals.
In the role of developer
I, and many of...
'2005 has been one of the
most significant years in
history for ColdFusion
developers and Web
developers in general,'
writes CFDJ
Editor-in-Chief Simon
Horwith. '2006 looks to
be a very promising year
as well, between the
impending release of Flex
2, the beginning...
Adobe has been very
successful in selling
into the enterprise. This
can only help ColdFusion
going forward,' says Dave
Mendels, in this
exclusive interview with
ColdFusion Developer's
Journal. Here Dave
discusses 'Scorpio,' how
the ColdFusion product
development t...
It's official - the Adobe
acquisition of Macromedia
has been finalized and
our beloved ColdFusion
has a new home. Is this a
bad thing? No, not at
all. There was a lot of
talk within the community
about how this may
adversely effect the
server, but talk is cheap
an...
I have also noted many
people expressing
question and concern on
various list servers.
Well, Ladies and
Gentlemen, let me tell
you that the future is
looking great. Of course,
I don't work for
Macromedia/Adobe, so why
should you believe me?
Maybe you shouldn't... ...
As a developer I tend to
focus my attention on
learning the tools that
best meet my immediate
project needs. As a
Macromedia Certified
Instructor I am in the
position of having to
learn all of the new
features and tools, even
those that I may not
personally use ve...
It was exactly one year
ago that ColdFusion
Developer's Journal began
focusing heavily on a
different topic every
month. The feedback that
I hear from our readers
at conferences and via
email indicates that it
has been a well-received
change in format. While
the...
Macromedia has been
offering ColdFusion
Developer Certification
since version 4.5 was
released. Though it's
arguable that there is no
such thing as an exam
that accurately measures
a person's ability to
develop applications,
some employers do value
such things an...
Several years ago I
reviewed DRIA -
'Developing Rich Internet
Applications.' At the
time it was the first
official Macromedia
Curriculum course to
teach Rich Internet
Application development.
I thought I'd do a
follow-up on that, as
things have changed in
the past couple of years.
In addition to the XML
and community articles
I've mentioned, we also
have some terrific
articles about other
topics. In the regular
'Macromedia Speaks Out'
column, Tim Buntel
introduces the ColdFusion
Administrator API. This
API is new in CFMX 7 and
allows develo...
July was an exceptionally
active month in the
ColdFusion Community.
First, the month began
with the conclusion of
the CFUnited Conference.
Formerly known as 'CFUN,'
CFUnited was a ColdFusion
Conference the likes of
which I haven't seen
since the old DevCon
days. 
On ColdFusion's 10th
Birthday, ColdFusion
Developer's Journal
editor-in-chief Simon
Horwith sat down with one
of the true pioneers of
the Web, the man who
started it all, Jeremy
Allaire, to talk about
the past, present, and
future of ColdFusion...