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ColdFusion 10: The Good Parts

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Unless you live under a rock, you've probably already seen the news that Adobe ColdFusion 10 is now in public beta, and you can download it and start playing with it. I know this is old news by now -- nearly 8pm of the day it was released -- but I was tied up in meetings all day and actually hadn't heard the news myself until after dinner.

So instead of posting just another announcement, I thought I would discuss the changes and new features that excite me, a little bit.

Things that suck less

First and foremost, this release relieves many existing pain points with earlier versions of ColdFusion.

• The Administrator now includes update/hotfix notification and auto-install functionality. Hallelujah!
• Scheduled tasks now have a much more robust underlying engine (Quartz), capable of task dependencies, resource-based scheduling, and much much more! Can I get an Amen?!
• now has a runOnce attribute, which will make it analogous to PHP's "require_once", if you're familiar with that.
• the group attribute from the tag has been added to the tag.
• Exchange integration is BACK!

The New Hotness

• Closures have been added. I'm one of the people that don't really grok it yet, at least from a ColdFusion context, but I do believe that they will bring a new kind of awesome with them.
• Axis, the library that enables SOAP in earlier versions of CF, has been updated and the new version brings REST web service creation functionality. I'll surely be covering this in more depth here on my blog, since REST is kind of my pet-feature.
• Many HTML5 features, like using Canvas for drawing charts, Web Sockets, and more, have had functionality built around them. I see these as similar to the AJAX integration. For people who have been too scared/busy/whatever to learn to do it "the hard way", CF will provide some baseline level of functionality that makes it super easy to implement. Then, once they really understand what it's accomplishing, stronger developers will probably give it up in favor of leaner libraries or tools that give them more flexibility and control. But it should prove to be a great on-ramp, and I expect that we'll see it help many developers and web businesses get up to speed.

Of course there's much more in both categories... these are just a few things that spring immediately to my mind.

So head on over to Adobe Labs and grab it for yourself!

ColdFusion 10 in public Beta

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Well ColdFusion 10 has been made into public Beta.  This is great news.  There are quite a few changes and one of the most significant to me ( I hope ) will be the easy path to patch my servers.  I currently look after a large number of server behind a very active load balancer and it's quite costly in terms on time to upgrade each server.  There are multiple other good introductions with ColdFusion 10 but that's my favourite at the moment.

Some others include:

• Unique HTML5 built-in support to deliver richer interfaces without prior knowledge of HTML5
• Improved web services support using revamped engine and built-in support for REST
• Security enhancements to protect applications with new secure profile, improved authentication and encryption.
• Scheduler improvements to manage application-specific tasks, event handling, grouping, and chaining of tasks
• Built-in Tomcat server replacing Adobe JRun leading to performance improvements
• Instant notification and One-click Hotfix installer for updates
• Object Relational Mapping to build database independent applications without writing SQL
• Bi-directional Java integradfgtion to dynamically load libraries and invoke ColdFusion components (CFCs) from Java

And more: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/ColdFusion/10.0/Developing/WSf23b27ebc7b554b664dd90601357fb06a77-7ffd.html

And: http://nowshowingcoldfusionzeus.appspot.com/

Download it here: http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/coldfusion10/

Also ColdFusion Builder 2.01 is also in Beta so grab that aswell.

ColdFusion 10 in Labs

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This is a short but important announcement. ColdFusion 10 beta at Adobe Labs
Here are the features they list.

• Unique HTML5 built-in support to deliver richer interfaces without prior knowledge of HTML5
• Improved web services support using revamped engine and built-in support for REST
• Security enhancements to protect applications with new secure profile, improved authentication and encryption.
• Scheduler improvements to manage application-specific tasks, event handling, grouping, and chaining of tasks
• Built-in Tomcat server replacing Adobe JRun leading to performance improvements
• Instant notification and One-click Hotfix installer for updates
• Object Relational Mapping to build database independent applications without writing SQL
• Bi-directional Java integration to dynamically load libraries and invoke ColdFusion components (CFCs) from Java

ColdFusion 10 Enters Public Beta

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The title says it all. The much anticipated ColdFusion 10 (Zeus) has entered public beta and is available for download from Adobe Labs. ColdFusion 10 represents a leap forward for ColdFusion with a nice combination of updated infrastructure and libraries as well as lots and lots of improvements to existing features. While they were at it the engineering team went ahead and added a slew of new features and language enhancements as well. Here's a small sampling of what's new:

• Apache Tomcat replaces JRun - I was almost tempted to put a blink tag here.
• Overhauled scheduler - Quartz scheduler under the hood. Lots and lots of new functionality.
• Security - Adobe implemented the OWASP ESAPI library under the covers and it's now pervasive throughout ColdFusion.
• AXIS2 upgrade - Much improved support for SOAP web services.
• RESTful web services
• HTML5 WebSockets
• HTML5 Charting
• ORM Search
• Caching updates (updated ehcache, caching functions, query & login cache moved to ehcache).
• Hotfix Updater - Keeping up with and installing hotfixes and updates has never been so easy.

This is just the tip of the iceberg. For a really nice overview of what's new from engineering team member Sagar Ganatra, check out his site.

ColdFusion 10 WebSocket Demo App

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So, Websockets what are they? Here is what wikipedia had to say on the subject http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebSocket. Basically put, websockets let you do a server "push" to a client browser. If you have ever used BlazeDs you will be familiar with this type of technology. However with BlazeDS there was a constant open connection to the server. With websockets there is no persistant open connection. This greatly reduces overall overhead for both the client and the server. So, what can you build with websockets? Well lots of stuff, you can create the obligatory chat client. Maybe an ad system that feeds new ads to a client. Maybe even a game where 2 people can play against each other. Well, I figured it would be better just to build something to demo its features then to just talk about it. So, with that, I made a game. It is a 2 player game that allows people to play against each other in the same fashion as Battleship. The downloadable code is attached to this post. A couple notes about the code. To run it effectively you need to open 2 browsers, not to browser windows. Also, I didn't to an exhaustive amount of testing on the app. If you just use it as intended it should work just fine. Also, if you have a console (firebug, or Developer Tools) running you can see the messages passed back and forth. In the base.js file at the very bottom uncomment the console.log line to see the output. Take a look at the code. Use it as an example to build your own next great thing. Let me know if you have any issues, questions or comments. I will do my best to assist as much as possible. Till Next time... --Dave

ColdFusion 10 and Builder 2.01 Public Beta

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Yea.. title just about covers it. So... Go get it and check out all the new hotness. There are many new things to talk about and use. Here is a short list of the features that interest me the most.

• Websockets
• Switch from jRun to Tomcat
• Rest web services
• Security enhancements
• Charting
• Scheduler
• Hotfix updater

http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/coldfusion10/ Go get it for your self. Come up with your own list. Build something awesome. Till next time... --Dave

ColdFusion Zeus Public Beta Is Out Now

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Today is a good day. The ColdFusion product team have been planning, mapping out and working on the next version of ColdFusion (code named Zeus) for months, and today the ...

ColdFusion 10 - Client Variable Storage

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Here is a quickie, and one that will make a lot of people very happy. Here is the new default for 'Client Variable Storage'

Yep, that's right, they are no longer stored under 'registry'

*does celebration dance*

Adobe ColdFusion 10 Beta

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Welcome to the Adobe® ColdFusion® 10 beta release. The ColdFusion 10 beta unveils three main themes: unrivaled developer productivity, deep enterprise integration and simple work flow with Axis2 and Microsoft Exchange server 2010, unique built-in support for HTML5 to create dynamic and interactive applications. In addition to the ColdFusion 10 server, this beta also provides [...]

Looking for ColdFusion, Java, JavaScript, UI and SQL Developers

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I have been at Equator for 2.5 years, currently a Senior Enterprise Architect and I'm having a blast working here. We have multiple openings in Los Angeles, Irvine, Plano, and Seattle. In addition to developers, we also need Business Analysts and Technical Project Managers. If you're interested in working with a leader in the Real Estate and Financial Services Industry, please read on."Equator provides a Platform that automates and connects the Default Servicing industry. Mortgage Lenders, Mortgage Insurers, Servicers, Vendors, Real Estate Professionals and Government Entities use the Platform to automate their daily process and connect to transact in a safe and transparent environment." Our application stack (core):

• ColdFusion 8 on IIS
• ColdBox MVC framework
• jQuery and jQueryUI
• JBoss SOA stack
• SQL Server 2008

Our offices are located in Los Angeles (headquarters), Irvine (CA), Plano (TX) and we just opened in Seattle (WA). Many of these positions are contract only; telecommuting is available for all full-time employees and for contractors on a case-by-case basis. However, you must be based in California, Texas or Washington. The following positions are open at any of our offices unless noted otherwise. For more information and to apply for any position, visit Equator.com. On the application form, where it says "Where did you hear about us?", please put "Adrian Moreno". :)

ColdFusion Developers

The Developer's main goal is to implement the application as specified within the planned timeframe. The Developer is also expected to help specify the features of physical design, estimate time and effort to complete each feature, build or supervise implementation of features, prepare product for deployment, and provide technology subject-matter expertise to the team. Considered a plus: Experience with Java, MVC frameworks and object oriented programming

Java Developers (LA, Irvine or Dallas)

Implements software development projects within planned time frames using Java technologies. Specifies features of physical design, estimates time and effort needed to complete each feature, builds or supervises implementation of features, prepares product for deployment, and provides technology subject matter expertise to the development team. Considered a plus: Experience with the JBoss SOA stack, Tomcat, Rules Engine, BPM, ESB, Spring, Hibernate and related technologies.

UI / JavaScript Developers

Contribute to the development of Equator's HTML5 mobile application; Improve website and application usability through the use of AJAX and advanced JavaScript functionality; Establish and maintain HTML/CSS/JS mobile standards documentation; Ensure compliance with best practice coding standards. We need both a UI Designer and a UI Developer (a.k.a. JavaScript Rock Star).

SQL Developers

These developers will not deal with the administration of SQL Servers. Instead, they will be writing stored procedures and functions to be used by the application developers.

Business Analyst (Dallas)

The Business Analyst works with client to analyze, identify, assess and document business requirements. This role supports internal and external clients with the discovery, approval, specification, creation and testing of projects.

Technical Project Manager

The Project Manager is responsible for effectively managing multiple projects simultaneously, with a focus on launching systems, infrastructure and operational projects. This position will directly support all Equator departments providing project leadership for large, cross-functional, new product and support deployments as well as various special projects, while leveraging existing Equator PMO methodologies and procedures.

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Again, for more information and to apply for any position, visit Equator.com. On the application form, where it says "Where did you hear about us?", please put "Adrian Moreno". :)

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Attention recruiters: please don't contact me about these positions. We're already working with selected agencies. Thank you.