ColdFusion Developers Network

Announcing a new Meetup for The Online ColdFusion Meetup!

What: “One DAO to Rule Them All…!!”, with Wes Byrd

Our 6pm (US ET) talk on Thursday June 2 will be “One DAO to Rule Them All…!!”, with Wes Byrd.

TOPIC DESCRIPTION: (provided by the speaker)

The DADAO is a single CFC that will act as a Data Access Object (DAO) to any table in your database offering one place to Create, Read, Update and Delete (CRUD) data from any table. Never create another DAO again! Never maintain your DAO’s again! Never write SQL in your code again! It changes when your database changes. It supports any database type (that ColdFusion will access via a configured datasource).

In this session, we will see some real world examples of this handy tool in action and have some general discussion on Data Access Objects in general.

MEETING URL: http://experts.acrobat.com/cfmeetup/

DURATION: Approx. 1 hour

RECORDING: All meetings are recorded. The URL will be posted after meeting at recordings.coldfusionmeetup.com

When: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at 6:30 PM
Where:
Full Sail University
3300 University Boulevard
Orlando, FL 32792

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Announcing a new Meetup for The Online ColdFusion Meetup!

What: “Using Backbone.js to Build Lightning Fast Mobile&Desktop Apps”, w/ James Brown

Our 6pm (US ET) talk on Thursday May 19 will be “Using Backbone.js to Build Lightning Fast Mobile & Desktop Applications”, with James Brown.

TOPIC DESCRIPTION: (provided by the speaker)

We all are familiar with the numerous MVC frameworks available for ColdFusion but what about conventions for your JavaScript code?  A project’s JavaScript code can get out of hand and become unorganized very quickly.  Fortunately, we have tools like Backbone.js to give structure and MVC to our web applications.

In this session, we’ll look at how to use Backbone.js to populate and save models, utilize and re-use views, properly use pub/sub, include jQuery templates, interface with 3rd party APIs and build mobile applications.  We’ll also look at lots of code and examples.  Backbone.js will change the way you develop and architect your web applications; you aren’t going to want to miss this presentation.

MEETING URL: http://experts.acrobat.com/cfmeetup/

DURATION: Approx. 1 hour

RECORDING: All meetings are recorded. The URL will be posted after meeting at recordings.coldfusionmeetup.com

SPEAKER: (provided by the speaker)

James Brown brings 10+ years of experience to his roles as the founder of Gulf to Bay Technology and Development Director for WRECKINGBALL Media Group. He has built multiple internal and external projects for Adobe, including the international CS5 product launch websites, the development of Tour de ColdFusion, and was primarily responsible for leading his programming team to code and rebuild the Adobe’s popular site, Adobe TV. He has extensive knowledge in building internationalized websites, internally-used CMS systems, and is an expert in architecting and building large-scale, enterprise sites and applications. You can read his blog at www.coldfusioning.com and find him on Twitter @ibjhb

WHEN: Thurs. May 19, 6:00pm US ET (UTC/GMT-4)

What time is that for you? The following link shows [what the time would be for you]. Here’s [another option] that shows the time as US ET, and lets you choose your city from the list offered to see what time that is in your own timezone.

RECORDING: As always, the meeting will be recorded, and the recording URL will be posted after the meeting at http://recordings.coldfusionmeetup.com.

DOWNLOADABLE RECORDINGS:
In addition to the streaming recording posted immediately after the meeting, we now also post downloadable recordings (FLV, MP3, MP4, and WMV) usually within a few days after the meeting, also offered as a link from the recordings page.

LOGGING IN: When you login to the Connect room (theexperts.acrobat.com/cfmeetup link above) to view the meeting, PLEASE USE THE “LOGIN AS GUEST” option, and USE YOUR NAME, but do NOT attempt to use your meetup.com username/password or any Connect account. Just sign in as a guest.

RSVP, but only if coming: We do appreciate folks RSVPing if they plan to come (using the link on this email or at the meetup site), though it’s not mandatory and it’s not a commitment. But there’sno need to RSVP if you can’t make it let alone explain why you can’t. With over 2,500 members, no worries.

FEEDBACK/MEETING DISCUSSION: Members will receive an email after the meeting or can click a link on the event page to offer. Note also the meeting-specific discussion area there at the bottom, in addition to the one-chance feedback feature on the right. Feel free to engage in discussions about the meeting topic.

ADD THIS TO YOUR CALENDAR: Want to add this event to your own personal calendar? After logging in here, you’ll see an option at the top of the event page, just below the event title,  saying, “Add to my calendar”, which offers calendar downloads for Outlook, iCal, Google, and Yahoo calendars. (Note that the calendar entry created will show the event taking 2 hours. That’s a default that meetup.com has chosen, which I can’t change. The meetings are generally about an hour, though often go as much as 30-45 minutes longer with Q&A and chat.)

Using Backbone.js to Build Lightning Fast Mobile & Desktop Applications

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Announcing a new Meetup for The Online ColdFusion Meetup!

What: “Getting Your Workload Under Control: Mylyn/Tasktop for CFE/CFB”, David Shepherd

Our 12pm (US ET) talk on Thursday May 19 will be “Getting Your Workload Under Control: Using Mylyn/Tasktop to Organize Your Tasks in CFEclipse or CFBuilder”, with David Shepherd.

TOPIC DESCRIPTION: (provided by the speaker)

Developers are currently facing a crisis of productivity.  They’re spending more time on meta-work (e.g., searching, handling interruptions, communicating, switching applications, etc.) than on actual work (e.g., editing code, testing, debugging, etc.). This talk will focus on eliminating many of the common time-wasters from the developers’ day by using Mylyn (Open Source Framework) or Tasktop (Commercial Extension).  We’ll discuss how bringing tasks into the IDE saves time and enables task-specific views of source code.  These and
other highlights, demonstrated in commonly used ColdFusion IDEs, will give developers a roadmap to optimize their own workday and leave work on time.

The talk will be an altered version of the talk that I gave at cfObjective, likely with more demo and less slides, depending on the feedback from that talk.

MEETING URL: http://experts.acrobat.com/cfmeetup/

DURATION: Approx. 1 hour

RECORDING: All meetings are recorded. The URL will be posted after meeting at recordings.coldfusionmeetup.com

SPEAKER: (provided by the speaker)

Dr. David Shepherd has been creating Eclipse-based software tools since 2002, first as a PhD student at the University of Delaware and more recently as a postdoc at the University of British Columbia. Although he enjoyed researching software tools, eventually his practical side won over his academic interest and he now develops software tools at Tasktop Technologies. Along the way, David has presented at international software research conferences, organized workshops, and taught large university courses. His experience presenting, coupled with a penchant for visual thinking and a passion for software tools help him deliver engaging presentations.

WHEN: Thurs. May 19, 12:00pm US ET (UTC/GMT-4)

What time is that for you? The following link shows [what the time would be for you]. Here’s [another option] that shows the time as US ET, and lets you choose your city from the list offered to see what time that is in your own timezone.

RECORDING: As always, the meeting will be recorded, and the recording URL will be posted after the meeting at http://recordings.coldfusionmeetup.com.

DOWNLOADABLE RECORDINGS:
In addition to the streaming recording posted immediately after the meeting, we now also post downloadable recordings (FLV, MP3, MP4, and WMV) usually within a few days after the meeting, also offered as a link from the recordings page.

LOGGING IN: When you login to the Connect room (theexperts.acrobat.com/cfmeetup link above) to view the meeting, PLEASE USE THE “LOGIN AS GUEST” option, and USE YOUR NAME, but do NOT attempt to use your meetup.com username/password or any Connect account. Just sign in as a guest.

RSVP, but only if coming: We do appreciate folks RSVPing if they plan to come (using the link on this email or at the meetup site), though it’s not mandatory and it’s not a commitment. But there’s no need to RSVP if you can’t make it let alone explain why you can’t. With over 2,500 members, no worries.

FEEDBACK/MEETING DISCUSSION: Members will receive an email after the meeting or can click a link on the event page to offer. Note also the meeting-specific discussion area there at the bottom, in addition to the one-chance feedback feature on the right. Feel free to engage in discussions about the meeting topic.

ADD THIS TO YOUR CALENDAR: Want to add this event to your own personal calendar? After logging in here, you’ll see an option at the top of the event page, just below the event title,  saying, “Add to my calendar”, which offers calendar downloads for Outlook, iCal, Google, and Yahoo calendars. (Note that the calendar entry created will show the event taking 2 hours. That’s a default that meetup.com has chosen, which I can’t change. The meetings are generally about an hour, though often go as much as 30-45 minutes longer with Q&A and chat.)

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Who's hosting? Aaron Greenlee

How to find us: Full Sail Campus in Building 3B room 113.