Building Blocks - CFUNITED

Back From The Abyss

Thu, 20 Jul 2006 14:02:00 -0000

Just wanted to take a moment to say hello to everyone again. Sorry for the lack of updates to this blog - I hope to get much better with that moving forward. It's been a really hectic couple of months for me but finally getting back on track. Lots of cool stuff happening in the development world...

If you were at CFUNITED, you may have noticed the guy struggling around on crutches. That was me recovering from my hockey injury (broken ankle + torn ligaments + surgery = ugh!). Amazing how everything can change in a matter of seconds. I'm happy to report that I'm finally walking again and getting back to normal life. What a real pain in the butt - looking forward to next year when I can actually make it out to some bars for a drink!

Overall, the conference itself was very enjoyable. Lots of good learning to be had, plus got a change to catch up with old friends and to meet some new ones. The CFUNITED Scheduler seemed to go over pretty well - some small hiccups, but overall a very positive reaction. There seemed to be a big focus this year on frameworks as well as the OO-side of things, but I think that just points to the language reaching a really mature state. And let's not forget Ben's amazing Flex demo where he generated an entire app with a few points and clicks! And after seeing the enthusiasm from the Adobe crew, I think it's safe to say that ColdFusion will be around for a long time to come!

CFUNITED Scheduler Is Live!

Wed, 17 May 2006 11:08:00 -0000

The new CFUNITED Scheduler is now online and ready for use! The scheduler uses a whole bunch of AJAX and Web 2.0 features. Over the coming weeks and months, I hope to break things down and show everyone how things were put together. I'll also be hosting a "Building Of.." feature sometime during the CFUNITED conference so stay tuned.

Some of the things to note when using the scheduler:

You can browse sessions by track, speaker, or timeslot
Full details for each session popup using modal windows
You can drag and drop sessions onto your schedule (the border will change to indicate a valid target)
You can "roll up" a day once your done working with it to avoid scrolling (thanks Sean!)

If you're registered for CFUNITED, give the new scheduler a spin at http://www.cfunited.com/scheduler/

New AJAX-Based CFUNITED Scheduler

Mon, 10 Apr 2006 14:06:00 -0000

CFUNITED is quickly approaching, and I've been working on a new AJAX-Based Scheduler for the CFUNITED team. You can take the new scheduler for a test drive at http://ajaxcf.com/cfunited/. Please be aware that this is only a test version and your information will not be used for any real reservations.

You can add a session to your schedule by either clicking on the time it is given or by dragging-and-dropping onto the correct day.

The schedule and session information should be pretty accurate and up to date...

Please send in any comments or suggestions!