Not-quite-tutorial on FW/1 structure and security
A friend in our user group asked me a few questions about FW/1: what should the structure look like, how to add security to it, etc. Like many, he’s found it hard to find up to date (v 2, not 1)...
View ArticleQuick tip: search CFDocs.org from Google Chrome address bar
I search Google using Chrome’s address bar all the time (they call this combined text box the “omnibox”). You can also search other search engines by typing a keyword (such as “bing.com” though it...
View ArticleMeta post: have you commented lately?
If you’ve ever commented on a post, and I didn’t approve, I apologize. I promise, I never censor, unless it’s defamatory or illegal. Unfortunately, I gave up on comments given the volume: Am I popular?...
View ArticleDefaulting event gateway values to ID in Railo
Railo allows you to write your own event gateway types in CFML, which is pretty nice. For more info: http://wiki.getrailo.org/wiki/3-2:Create_your_own_Event_Gateway_type (note that some of the...
View Article7 months after an OS is live?
Wow. Post by Adobe for CF10 support: Three to five months. Wow. Mountain Lion (OSX 10.8) was available on 7/25/12. NEARLY TWO MONTHS AGO. To say nothing of the fact that the operating system was...
View ArticleGeek or Nerd?
I’ve always said I’m a geek not a nerd, but if you call me a nerd, I really won’t be too offended (depending on the context). This infographics confirms my findings: From: MastersInIt.org All told, I...
View ArticleI’m doing a hands-on at NCDevCon
A bit late to be posting this, but so what …. I’m speaking at NCDevCon. I’ll be doing a hands-on session on authentication using Google, Twitter, and Facebook. (OpenID/oAuth 1/oAuth2). The conference...
View ArticleHow to determine if you’re on Amazon
Quick little snippet on determining if your ColdFusion app is running on an Amazon Web Services instance (only tested in Railo) function isAWS () { hostname = createObject("java",...
View ArticleMy Free Prorate Golden Ring (or why you don’t use Google Translate for sales...
Email I received: Subject: this is your last week to get your free prorate golden ring En route to Retain the services of software Developer Throughout present times apple iphone is easily the most...
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